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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-6

A design shall be deemed to have been disclosed if it has been made available to the public by publication, use or any other means. There shall be no disclosure where the design could not reasonably h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

In order to better guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreign nationals in France, personal data may be collected, stored and processe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its delibe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of capital

Article L1522-1

The deliberative assemblies of communes, départements, regions and their groupings may, for the purpose of creating local semi-public companies mentioned in Article L. 1521-1, acquire shares or receiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

I. - The sums distributable by a UCITS are made up of :1° Net income plus retained earnings plus or minus the balance of the income equalisation account;2° Realised capital gains, net of costs, less r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

The provisions of this paragraph apply to promissory notes issued by credit institutions or finance companies to raise long-term receivables intended to finance a property located in France or in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

As stated in article 223-8 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The fact of carrying out or having carried out on a person the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1 or a clinical tri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-16

No performance study may be carried out on a person without his or her free and informed consent, obtained in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 201…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-2

The powers of the Comité Consultatif de la Législation et de la Réglementation Financières are set out in Article L. 614-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 614-2 -T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-12

Contracts awarded under an adapted procedure by the State, its public establishments other than of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupin…

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