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

Article L134-3

I. - When a book is registered in the database mentioned in article L. 134-2 for more than six months, the right to authorise its reproduction and performance in digital form is exercised on behalf of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

The assignment contract is drawn up in writing.It shall include in particular:1° A reproduction of the clauses and information in the secondment contract listed in article L. 1251-43 ; 2° The employee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Organisation of care.

Article L1411-11

…d in accordance with the requirements of proximity, which is assessed in terms of distance and travel time, quality and safety. They are organised by the regional health agency in accordance with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II

Article L323-8

…n 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 situation of an insurance undertaking and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-3

The deliberations and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-6

Any natural person or legal entity that assists, in any capacity whatsoever and in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in obtaining or granting a loan of money, is prohibited from receiving…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-15

The central trade union delegate provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-5 has twenty-four hours per month to carry out his duties. These hours are in addition to those he may have in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-29

Authorised officers may carry out seizures without judicial authorisation in the case of flagrante delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12

Where, as a result of the failure of voters to respond, recorded under the conditions provided for in 2° of article L. 2411-5 or due to the absence of voters, the syndicate commission has not been con…

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