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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3-3

…the conditions under which a civil servant who is the author of a work may be interested in the proceeds from its exploitation when the public entity employing him or her, which is the assignee of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-32

…sets among the members has been the subject of a start on execution; 2° Companies subject to the procedures referred to in Articles L. 613-49 to L. 613-58-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; >Compan…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the "Pass nautique" test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-3

…ons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 who communicate the information ;2° The date, reference or identifier of each transaction, its nature, its amount in euros or foreign currency and its eq…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-3

…ree alternates. The functions of the public prosecutor are performed by the public prosecutor's office at the Court of Cassation. The provisions of article 149-2 shall apply to decisions handed down b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142-3

A prisoner who is granted a temporary absence must bear the costs incurred by his stay outside the establishment, in particular the cost of any transport he may be obliged to use. Consequently, no tem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-34

A coordinating committee for the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus is set up in each geographical, sub-regional and regional area, defined by an order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-35

The coordination committee is responsible for :- coordinating, within its field of competence and according to the sexual health approach referred to in article L. 3121-2 of this Code, the players wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-37

…esentatives mentioned in I, drawn from the inpatient and outpatient sectors, and the chairman and vice-chairman of the committee.III. - The executive committee is responsible for :1° Proposing the age…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-36

I. - As part of the task set out in the fourth paragraph of article D. 3121-35, the Committee collects anonymised medico-epidemiological data from healthcare establishments in the region in order to a…

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