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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to certain uses of works of visual art in the context of research and higher education activities

Article L139-1

…agement organisation authorises the reproduction and representation of the works mentioned in 7° to 12° of article L. 112-2, for the exclusive purpose of illustrating publications or works, distribute…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Presenting the foreign national to the consular authorities

Article L733-7

…33-6 prevents him or her from being taken to the consular authorities, the administrative authority may, after duly noting this obstruction, ask the liberties and detention judge to authorise it to re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…management companies authorised to provide the services mentioned in 1, 2 or 3 of Article L. 321-1 may initiate or conclude transactions with eligible counterparties without complying with the obliga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L775-32

…and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 548-6Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 202…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of unlawful lending of labour as provided for in Article L. 8241-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-11

…son for the imposition or modification of one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 shall be the subject of a written request addressed to the sentence enforcement judge, signed b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…se and review of non-consensual psychiatric care measures. Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-9, R. 3211-12, R. 3211-14 to R. 3211-28 and R. 3211-30 shall apply in French Polynesia, in the version resultin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

…referred to in Article L. 311-11, when it adopts the measures provided for in III of Article L. 311-12 of the same code, and when it draws up the report provided for in Article L. 311-14, the resoluti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-46

…uthorities of the issuing Member State and submitted to the investigating chamber. These statements may, where appropriate, be supplemented by observations made by a lawyer of the person's choice or,…

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