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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE II: AID FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Article L520-1

A subsidy, the amount of which is set each year by the Finance Act, is allocated to young people under the age of twenty-one who fly motorised aircraft in flying clubs. This subsidy takes the form of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article L411-2

The sworn agents appointed by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, approved by the Minister for Culture under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-7

Any association or group with legal personality representing manufacturers, producers, service providers or traders, as well as any legal person governed by public law, may apply for registration of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-34-2

A national file is created to centralise contracts providing for funeral services in advance taken out by individuals with the companies referred to in article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code and the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-11

Leave for economic, social and environmental training and trade union training is granted as a matter of right, except where the employer considers, after obtaining the opinion of the social and econo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-13

The detailed rules for the application of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The procedures for applying Article L. 2141-6 and in particular the activi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-5

An order by the Minister for Health establishes and updates the list of departments where conditions have been identified which give rise to a risk of development of human diseases transmitted by inse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-23

The draft demerger shall be submitted to the meetings of bondholders of the company being demerged, in accordance with the provisions of 3° of I of Article L. 228-65, unless the said bondholders are o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-4

Except in cases where the communication or consultation of these documents is necessary for the exercise of the rights of defence of a defendant, the General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-4

When applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents, the Special Register of Sole Proprietorships with Limited Liability or the National Regis…

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