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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-1

I.-Collective management organisations are legal entities constituted in any legal form whose main purpose is to manage copyright or rights related to copyright on behalf of several holders of these r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-4

During the course of the investigation into the causes of death or the causes of a disappearance mentioned in the articles 74 and 74-1, the investigating judge shall proceed in accordance with the pro…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

Customs and excise officials and the other persons mentioned in Article L. 5112-1-22 of the Transport Code may disclose to each other, either spontaneously or on request, all documents and information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mediation

Article L316-1

All consumers have the right to have recourse free of charge to a mediator under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Consumer Code with a view to resolving a dispute be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

Non-trading property companies (sociétés civiles à objet strictement immobilier), other than non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier), whose units are wholl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II

Article L323-8

The reorganisation measures referred to in this section are measures taken, in France or in any Member State, by an administrative or judicial authority, intended to preserve or restore the financial…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1

The regulatory provisions of Titles I and II are applicable to any natural or legal person who engages in the transactions referred to in Article L. 211-1, subject to the provisions of the second sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-1

A technical device may be set up for the purpose, without the consent of the persons concerned, of accessing, recording, retaining and transmitting computer data in any place, as stored in a computer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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

Article L1542-14

The Biomedicine Agency set up under Chapter VIII of Title I of Book IV of this Part shall exercise in New Caledonia and French Polynesia the powers conferred upon it under Title IV of Book V of Part I…

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