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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-39

…rticle L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, publishes several press titles, a company agreement may provide for the work to be distributed by other titles of this company or of the group to which…

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

Article 78-2-5

…the latter, the officers mentioned in the article 20 and in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of the article 21 may, on the written requisition of the public prosecutor, proceed at the scene of a demonstration on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-18

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-7

…the ban, to summonses from any authority or qualified person designated by the Prefect.The Prefect may communicate this information to supporters' associations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

…training corresponding to particular risks or risk factors, in relation to the company's activity, may be provided to the members of the committee.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-2

…ontract of objectives and performance, which are set out in the agreements of objectives and means, may justify a variation in the amount of the tax for chamber fees. A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reports

Article D4622-54

…itted to the bodies mentioned in the first paragraph. The bodies referred to in the first paragraph may make any proposal relating to the organisation, operation, equipment and budget of the occupatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-4

…the body of the Association in New Caledonia or French Polynesia. III - Members of the Association may not be members of the Disciplinary Chamber.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-12

A system for the automatic processing of personal data with a view to drawing up the electoral list for the measurement of the audience referred to in Article L. 2122-10-1, known as the "files of elec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-2

The thresholds associated with the occupational risk factors mentioned in I of Article L. 4163-1 are set as follows: 1° For the aggressive physical environment: OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTOR THRESHOLD Acti…

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