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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…ks in the digital age;Article L. 113-9-1 is applicable in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L. 132-15, L. 132-17-1-1, L. 132-17-3, L. 132-17-4-1, L. 132-17-8…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 233-16, the companies referred to in the said article are exempted, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, from the obligati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…sions the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée mentioned in articles L. 115-16 and L. 411-1 and appoints those responsible for applying articles L. 331-2 and L. 331-19 of the F…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…opean Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017, and in the absence of insertion of the box referred to in Article L. 132-5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-32-1

When the court has modified the voting conditions in accordance with Article L. 626-16-1, this must be mentioned when convening the competent meetings.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-11

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities shall ensure compliance with the principles set out in articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-19. It provides customs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-6

Failure to include the name and address of the guarantor and the reference to article L. 1251-49 on documents concerning the temporary employment undertaking, in particular on supply contracts and ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-3

Local authority employees are authorised by the departmental prefect on the recommendation of the mayor, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the president of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…ive retirement savings plans mentioned in Articles L. 3334-1 to L. 3334-9 and L. 3334-11 to L. 3334-16 of the Labour Code;15° The tied agents mentioned in article L. 545-1 ; 16° Branches approved in a…

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