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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

The Minister or the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court shall refuse to register declarations that do not satisfy the legal conditions.The declarant shall be notified of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 361-1

…on of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code, Articles 706-129 et seq. relating to declarations of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-3

The Regional Health Agency concludes the multiannual contracts for objectives and resources provided for in Article L. 6114-1. It may, with the participation of local and regional authorities, enter i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L311-3

In carrying out the duties referred to in 4° of II of Article L. 612-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and performed for the insurance sector, the supervisory board and the resolution board of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-3

…eral appointed by decree, after consultation with the Conseil national de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles. It is administered by a Board of Directors made up of represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-3

As an exception to the preceding article, in the event that the natural person who is the subject thereof or the legal entity of which he was the de jure or de facto director was registered in a trade…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Replacement

Article L7223-3

…ls vacant for any reason whatsoever, the duties of Chairman shall be performed provisionally by a Vice-Chairman in the order of appointment and, failing that, by a councillor appointed by the Meeting.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-32

The implementation and updating of the processing operation shall be supervised by a senior public prosecutor, appointed for three years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assisted by a committe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-30

…ecutor shall send the director of the establishment in which the person is hospitalised a document setting out these prohibitions. When the person's condition allows him to understand the content, the…

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