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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-113

I. - The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article L. 214-38 are those referred to in 1, 5 and 6 of the I of article D. 211-1 A . II. - An undertakin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 424

The future protection agent incurs liability for the exercise of his mandate under the conditions provided for in Article 1992.The person authorised pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-138

With effect from the cessation of his activity, a partner loses the rights attached to his status as a partner, with the exception, however, of remuneration relating to capital contributions and his s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-52

…services or producing or marketing products covered by compulsory social security schemes. However, the exceptions provided for in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7 apply to nurses.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

Agreements relating to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional orga…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-7

The procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the procedures for accessing the database provided for in Article L. 134-2, the nature and format of the data collected and the most appropriate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-1

For the purposes of this chapter, "unavailable book" means a book published in France before 1 January 2001 which is no longer distributed commercially by a publisher and which is not currently publis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-5

The procedures for applying articles L. 138-1 to L. 138-4, in particular the procedures for issuing and withdrawing the approval referred to in article L. 138-2 and the procedures for exercising the r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-4

I. - The author of an unavailable book or the publisher holding the right to reproduce that book in printed form may object to the exercise of the right of authorisation referred to in the first parag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-1

I.-An unavailable work within the meaning of this chapter is a protected work for which it can be presumed in good faith, following reasonable investigative efforts, that it is not available to the pu…

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