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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4

…3° Maternity protection, maternity and paternity leave, childcare leave, leave for family events; 4° Conditions of secondment and guarantees owed to employees by temporary employment agencies; 5° Ex…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-4

…ies required for cinematographic and audiovisual creation. Cinematographic or audiovisual works are mainly made with the help of authors, performers and personnel in charge of direction and production…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-4

…line gaming or betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

…the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may limit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-40

…f the National Health Conference brings together the members of the colleges defined in article D. 1411-37, to debate and deliberate on the draft opinions and reports submitted for adoption by the mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-4

I.-Subject to the provisions of article L. 4021-3-1, for each profession or speciality, a continuing professional development pathway is defined, in application of article L. 4021-3, by the competent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Guidance contract

Article D981-4

For employees covered by the special social security scheme for seafarers referred to in 4° of Article R. 711-1 of the Social Security Code, the exemption provided for in Article L. 981-6 is applicabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-4

For posthumous works, the duration of the exclusive right is that set out in article L. 123-1. For posthumous works disclosed after the expiry of this period, the term of the exclusive right is twenty…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-4

In response to a duly justified request, collective management organisations shall communicate, by electronic means and within a period not exceeding one month, to the holders of rights managed by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-45

When a unitholder or shareholder who holds more than 20% but less than 99% of the units or shares of an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities requests the redemption of unit…

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