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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distance supply of financial services to a consumer

Article L754-17

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article D213-17

The information document referred to in article L. 213-11 is drawn up prior to any issue. It shall be given to or sent to any person whose subscription is sought.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-17

The designation of the inventor may be rectified only on request accompanied by the consent of the person wrongly designated, and, if the request is not made by the applicant or the proprietor of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-17

A copy of the orders made by the president of the commercial court pursuant to articles R. 722-8 and R. 722-11 to R. 722-16 is sent to the heads of the court of appeal.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

Any breach of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-17

The organisation of the management and the determination of the powers of the Executive Chairmen are set out in the Articles of Association in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 11 of la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-17

The provisions of this section do not apply to: 1° Trading platform managers governed by Articles L. 420-18, L. 422-1, L. 424-9, L. 425-9 and L. 425-10 ; 2° Branches of credit institutions referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…022 D. 621-29-1 No. 2020-1768 of 30 December 2020 D. 621-30 with the exception of its 1st paragraph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-17

I.-Personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 6351-13 is kept for the purposes of the checks provided for in article L. 6361-2 throughout the period of validity of the declaratio…

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