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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 L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-18

…c establishment or grouping of territorial authorities or the president of a mixed syndicate shall determine the conditions under which these premises may be used, taking into account the requirements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-119

…tion actions mentioned in this section are designed to encourage reintegration into the family, society, education and the workplace.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-118

…of patients suffering from chronic pathologies, or prior to or following episodes of acute care, whether these consequences are physical, cognitive, psychological or social. This activity includes di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-7

…ed without the consent of his legal representative under the conditions provided for in articles L. 1111-5, L. 1111-5-1, L. 2212-7 and L. 6211-3-1, the healthcare professional shall provide him with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Discipline

Article R6153-1-20

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 6153-1-19, the provisions of article R. 6153-40 relating to suspension are applicable to junior doctors. During the period in which he is suspended, t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R513-20

I.-The Association shall set up a committee responsible for imposing the sanctions referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 513-5 and in Article L. 513-6 on its members. This committee s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-18

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall demonstrate to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution that they make extensive use of their internal model and that it plays an important rol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

A popular retirement savings plan may be of one or more of the following types: 1° A plan involving the acquisition of a deferred life annuity; 2° A plan consisting in the constitution of savings conv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-4

…to authorise a signal distributor to represent a work under the conditions mentioned in article L. 122-2-4 may only be exercised by a collective management organisation.If this organisation is govern…

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