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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…itions with or without words; 6° Cinematographic works and other works consisting of animated sequences of images, with or without sound, collectively referred to as audiovisual works ; 7° Works of dr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…urposes of Articles L. 137-2 to L. 137-4, a person who provides an online public communication service whose main purpose, or one of whose main purposes, is to store and give the public access to a la…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…gether in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each of them. In the absence of a joint declaration to the civil registrar mentioning the choice of the child's name, the chil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

At the request of the public prosecutor, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders or responsibility, officers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 367

If the accused is exempted from punishment or acquitted, if he is sentenced to a penalty other than a firm custodial sentence, or if he is sentenced to a firm custodial sentence covered by pre-trial d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

Notwithstanding an appeal, a detained defendant who has not been sentenced to an unsuspended term of imprisonment shall be released immediately after the judgment. The same shall apply in the event of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-3

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police acting in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, civil servants under the authority of the Minister responsible for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

…in belonging to the State, local authorities, public establishments or private bodies, which are placed at its disposal by means of open-ended deposits or which it acquires for valuable consideration…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…d employment of contract staff; 8° The rates for fees payable to the establishment and for the services it provides, in particular the organisation of the aptitude tests referred to in articles R. 212…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…se provided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to Wallis and Futuna :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The reference to the senior adminis…

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