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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…nce decision is required to exploit the unavailable book concerned within three years of this notification. It must provide this organisation, by any means, with proof of the actual exploitation of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

…an area, when they have adopted the territorial climate-air-energy plan mentioned in Article L. 229-26 of the Environment Code, are the coordinators of the energy transition. Within their territory, t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-47

…tributions must be paid in full prior to the declaration provided for in Article R. 322-51 ; 4° Indicate the method of remuneration of the management or management board and, if applicable, of the dir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Offences relating to management and administration

Article L242-6

…c limited company to make, in bad faith, of the powers they possess or the votes they have, in that capacity, a use they know to be contrary to the interests of the company, for personal ends or to fa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-3

Fiscal revenue in the operating section may include:a) The proceeds of taxes and duties whose assessment and collection take place in the forms provided for in the General Tax Code, namely:1° The proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in Article 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants in the State and Local Authorities;2° May no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

…appropriate supervision of persons undergoing research and, in the event of an emergency, emergency care and immediate transfer to an appropriate care service;2° Where appropriate, a number of beds co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

…ormation on the donor. The donor's file contains: 1° The donor's written consent, expressed in application of article L. 1244-2; 2° The personal and family medical history, collected in application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

…ership and programming policy; 2° To assist the Agency's management in drawing up the procedure for calls for projects; 3° To validate and supervise the process for evaluating the Agency's research ac…

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