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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-20

The processing of personal data mentioned in article R. 332-14 implemented by the organisers of profit-making sporting events must be declared to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-2

An order of the ministers responsible for health and social security, and of the minister for defence in the case of professionals in the armed forces health service, defines the priority multiannual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

…when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, are only subject to the provisions of article R. 4534-18 concerning the examination of equipment, machinery, installations or protectiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-2

The work is deemed to have been created, independently of any public disclosure, by the sole fact of the realisation, even unfinished, of the author's conception.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-2

For collaborative works, the calendar year taken into consideration is that of the death of the last living of the collaborators. For audiovisual works, the calendar year taken into consideration is t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-2

Only designs that are new and have their own character may be protected.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-2

The producer may also prohibit the repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilisation of qualitatively or quantitatively insubstantial parts of the contents of the database where such operations man…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L341-2

The following shall be eligible for the benefit of this Title: 1° Database producers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article L211-2

…sumer contracts shall mention, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The nature of the advantage provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles

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