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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information obligations on the establishment

Article R3211-31

I.-The information provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 3222-5-1 concerning the renewal of a seclusion or restraint measure is delivered without delay and by any means that enables…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Seasonal or occasional care establishments and services

Article R2324-49-3

Seasonal or one-off childcare by any public or private establishment for schoolchildren under the age of six during school holidays, professional leave or leisure activities is subject to the authoris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-35

When transmitted electronically, accounting documents shall be filed in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-34

In its relations with the administrations, persons or bodies mentioned in article L. 123-32, a company may not be required to give an identification number other than the unique number allocated under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

With the exception of the procedures and formalities required for access to and the exercise of regulated activities, any company complies with the obligation to declare its creation, the modification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-32

…hand, companies and, on the other hand, State administrations, public administrative establishments of the State, local authorities, their groupings and their public administrative establishments, pri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-3

Authors of translations, adaptations, transformations or arrangements of intellectual works shall enjoy the protection instituted by this Code without prejudice to the rights of the author of the orig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-3

The collaborative work is the joint property of the co-authors. The co-authors must exercise their rights by common agreement. In the event of disagreement, it is for the civil court to rule. Where th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-3

In accordance with the provisions ofarticle 34 of order no. 2016-65 of 29 January 2016 on concession contracts, the term of these contracts is adjusted according to the nature and scale of the investm…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R163-3

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Mayotte to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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