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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-31

…be carried out in the room used exclusively for in vitro fertilisation mentioned in article R. 2142-26.

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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

…n the development of the legal offer in the report mentioned in article 18 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.It shall identify and study the technical methods enablin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…e first paragraph under the conditions defined by the articles 42 and 48-1 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.When a distributor of a radio or television service makes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

…n, the local authorities and, under the conditions defined by article 3 bis of law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, the other natural persons or legal entities mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-27-1

…article L. 3132-25-4 is applicable to employees deprived of Sunday rest pursuant to article L. 3132-26.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article D775-10

…1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-12

…dicate the name and address of the department referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 464-26;2° The subject of the appeal and, where applicable, the part of the decision to which the applica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…s of this article do not apply to companies operating one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-139

The tontines referred to in article L. 322-26-4 group their members into separate groups known as associations and, on the expiry of each association, distribute the funds arising from the joint capit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-5

The provisions of Title II of decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 on the codification and amendment of texts relating to the economic and financial control of the State and, where applicable, those of dé…

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