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Showing 61316140 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-27

…es of the profession. The scope and conditions of implementation of this obligation and, where applicable, the provisions agreed between the producer and his assignees or agents shall be defined by me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-24

In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman called upon to chair the meeting of the Judicial Council, the chair may be exercised by a councillor belonging to the assembly to which the defaulting C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-23

…the private practitioners' sector. Transfer from one sector to another may, however, in exceptional cases, be authorised by the Director at the reasoned request of the patient or his/her beneficiaries…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-22

When patients other than those receiving medical aid opt for the special scheme or the private practice of hospital practitioners, the option is made in writing, as soon as the patient is admitted, by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-20

…livery of financial instruments within the CFP franc zone.The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall carry out documentary and on-site inspections in order to perform the tasks mentioned in the first p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-23

…an observatory of bank charges is responsible for studying issues relating to bank charges in the local authorities referred to in Article L. 721-4. It periodically publishes statements on changes in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-20

Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in sections 1 to 7 of this chapter, with the exception of Article R. 4453-16, when the preventive measures and means put in place by the employer under Ar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…the third party; 3° The declaration of the third party and, in very conspicuous characters, the indication that any inaccurate or untruthful declaration exposes him to be declared guarantor of the sum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-2

…l cooperation submit a report to their respective deliberative assemblies on the situation of the local authority with regard to town policy, the actions it is carrying out on its territory and the gu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-20

Inventions that are the subject of international applications filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been granted to…

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