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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

Under all matrimonial regimes and on pain of nullity of any clauses to the contrary included in the marriage contract, the right to disclose the work, to fix the conditions of its exploitation and to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-6

Notwithstanding any eviction order that has become final and notwithstanding the expiry of the periods granted under article L. 412-3, any eviction order that has not been enforced by 1st November of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-1

…e public database mentioned in article L. 134-2 is called the "Register of unavailable books of the 20th century". It is open to public consultation via the Bibliothèque nationale de France's online p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…e L. 2212-8 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016. Articles L. 2212-1, L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-5 are applicable to the Wallis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-6

…19 must include:1° The personal data and information mentioned in 1° of the appendix to decree no. 2010-236 of 5 March 2010 relating to the automated processing of personal data authorised by article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable Provisions As amended byArticle D. 411-1-3 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 411-19-2 Decree no. 2020-225 of 6 March 2020 Articles D. 412-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

…ng prices for the same products, set in accordance with the table below: Product group From 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 From 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 202…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xc: Fees for the approval of establishments in the animal feed sector

Article 302 bis WD

The issue to an establishment that prepares, handles, stores or transfers substances and products intended for animal feed of the approval provided for in article L. 235-1 du code rural et de la pêche…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Record of enforcement of the decision requiring the foreign national to leave French territory

Article R711-1

…foreign national who is the subject of it:1° The stamp referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the appointment of jurors

Article R2

For the application of article 264-1, the prefect's order apportioning the number of jurors pursuant to article 260 is issued before the end of January each year or, in Paris, before the end of March.…

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