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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

…No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

I.-The provider of an online content sharing service shall provide, at the request of copyright holders, relevant and precise information on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-131

I.-For the "interventional rhythmology" modality, option D, authorisation may only be granted if the holder has an intensive care unit on site. II.-For the "congenital cardiopathies excluding rhythmol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L2100-2

Contracts concluded by persons governed by private law who are not purchasers as referred to in Article L. 1210-1 and who are more than 50% directly subsidised by a contracting authority are subject t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Litigation

Article R523-1

Chapter Va of Title III of Book III shall apply to the detention by the customs administration of goods likely to infringe designs, as provided for in Chapter Ia of Title II of Book V. .

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures

Article 1912

1. The costs of proceedings charged to debtors in respect of products recovered by the public accountant responsible for recovery are calculated by applying a percentage that may not exceed 5% of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Centres and structures with mobile care teams for people in precarious or excluded situations, managed by not-for-profit organisations

Article R6325-2

…nal Health Agency may authorise a doctor, designated by name, who is responsible for the health activities of the centre or structure with mobile care teams, to order, hold, monitor and manage medicin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Centres and structures with mobile care teams for people in precarious or excluded situations, managed by not-for-profit organisations

Article R6325-1

The activity of dispensing medicinal products by the centres and structures with mobile care teams mentioned in article L. 6325-1 is subject to a declaration to the Director General of the Regional He…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L219-3

I.-The provider of an online content sharing service shall provide, at the request of holders of related rights, relevant and precise information on the type and operation of the measures taken by it…

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