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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-8

The rights granted by the loi du 14 juillet 1866 sur les droits des héritiers et des ayants cause des auteurs aux héritiers et autres ayants cause des auteurs, compositeurs ou artistes sont prorogues…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-6

…provisions of this Code in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée : 1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier, III et IV) ; l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article L2521-3

The Paris police prefect is responsible for fire and rescue services in the Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne departments.In this capacity, the Paris fire brigade is the territorially…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZO

…mpanies concerned for bets organised under the conditions set out in article 5 of the law of 2 June 1891, the purpose of which is to regulate the authorisation and operation of horse racing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…rrender and that he will appear, within a maximum of five days, before the public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal. The public prosecutor also informs the person that he or she may be assisted…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1531

Conventional mediation and conciliation are subject to the principle of confidentiality under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 21-3 of the aforementioned Act of 8 Febr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-3

Where it appears to the examining magistrate of the Paris Judicial Court that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-4

The courts referred to in Article 697 based in Paris also have jurisdiction to hear crimes and offences committed outside the territory of the Republic by members of the French armed forces or against…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-23

…f the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a vice-president. The mayor of Paris is replaced by a deputy or, failing that, by a Paris councillor. Representatives of groups of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-24

The organiser of an event subject to authorisation must submit an application for authorisation to the prefect of the département where the event is to be held, or to the police prefect if the event i…

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