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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-9

…939 and 1 January 1948, for all works published before that date and not in the public domain by 13 August 1941.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

…1211-6-1 and L. 1211-8 are applicable there in their wording resulting from law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R773-43

…he same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 571-2n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 571-3No. 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R774-43

…he same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 571-2n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 571-3No. 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 202

It may, of its own motion or at the request of the Public Prosecutor, order that he or she be informed in respect of the persons under investigation or defendants referred to it on all the counts of c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-9

For the purposes of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12 January 1998, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136-1

When a person convicted in the circumstances mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code has not been sentenced to socio-judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

Opening or running one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 2322-1 without authorisation or failing to comply with the conditions of the authorisation is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

…Remuneration received as part of the voluntary military service referred to inarticle 32 of law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 relating to military programming for the years 2019 to 2025 and containing…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-20

…s defined in article R. 2431-21 and the final preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-22. Preliminary design studies also include the preparation of files and consultations falling withi…

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