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Showing 27212730 of 26032 articles for Art. CE 26-4-2017 n° 400441

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-4

…information and the extent to which press publications are used by online public communication services. Online public communication services are required to provide press publishers and press agencie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

…or part-time employment contracts; 5° Declarations in respect of occupational medicine and the replacement income benefits scheme referred to in article L. 5421-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-4

…isk is situated is considered to be :1° The State in which the property is located, when the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents insofar as the latter are covered…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

…les set out in this paragraph : 1° "Main venues" means the five venues with the greatest number of scenes; 2° "French-speaking country" means any member state of the Organisation internationale de la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-4

Acts affecting the ownership of a trade mark or the enjoyment of the rights attaching thereto, such as assignment, grant of a right of exploitation, creation or assignment of a pledge or waiver thereo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L811-4

…Schools and higher education establishments;5° Energy suppliers and electronic communications services;6° Public and private health establishments;7° Banking establishments and financial organisation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Training contract between a natural person and a training organisation.

Article L6353-4

…particular the training methods in the case of training carried out in whole or in part at a distance, the teaching and technical resources used, as well as the methods for checking knowledge and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-4

…advertising, offer for sale, sale, import, export or purchase of falsified raw materials for pharmaceutical use as defined in article L. 5138-6 are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal penalties

Article L6242-4

For the offence referred to in Article L. 6242-2, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, in accordance with the…

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