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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R325-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III is approved under Article L. 133-2 if it: 1° Provides proof, through the composition of its deliberative and governing bodies, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of deceased donors

Article R1241-19-3

All the information collected during the clinical selection of donors in application of II, III and V of article R. 1211-13 is recorded in a document, the purpose of which is to detect any antecedents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions

Article R751-1

…sociation of mayors, from among the members of the deliberative bodies of the department's communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, up to a limit of three persons per categor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue.

Article D2573-59

I.-The provisions of Chapter V of Title III of Book III of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-9

I.-A permanent joint committee for negotiation and interpretation is set up by agreement or convention in each branch.II - The joint committee performs the following tasks of general interest:1° It re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freediving operations

Article R4461-42

…B "physical or sporting activities". The conditions for this activity are those set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book III of the French Sports Code. II - For workers holding a certificate bearing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-104

…ed in Article L. 1333-8, subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9: 1° For radioactive sources and products and devices containing them:a) Manufacture ;b) Use or possession ;c) Distribution, impo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-24

…the first paragraph of Article L. 236-36 by each company participating in the merger shall explain and justify the draft terms of cross-border merger in detail, in terms of its legal and economic asp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-42

I. - With the exception of the establishments and organisations mentioned in II and III, any establishment or organisation benefiting from the authorisation provided for in this section shall put in p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-1

An organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 123-7, if it: 1° Provides proof, through the composition of its deliberative and management bodies, of the diversity o…

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