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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-14

I.-The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan may be amended, on a proposal from the executive council, when the changes envisaged do not have the effect of undermining its general economy…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-60

When notified by another resolution authority of a decision and measures equivalent to those mentioned in I of Article L. 613-61-1 concerning the subsidiary of a group for which it is the resolution a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seniority requirements

Article L3342-1

All employees of a company included in the scope of profit-sharing agreements or employee savings plans benefit from their provisions. However, a condition of seniority in the company or in the group…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Helping employers manage health and safety at work

Article L4644-1

I.-The employer shall appoint one or more competent employees to deal with the company's occupational risk protection and prevention activities. The employee(s) thus designated by the employer shall r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5126-1 :1° Internal-use pharmacies may prepare sterile medical devices or their accessories for healthcare professionals and biologists in charge of m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

Companies governed by this chapter may form unions between themselves with the same objects as those defined in Article L. 124-1. These unions must comply with the same rules for their formation and o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-2

The author alone has the right to disclose his work. Subject to the provisions of article L. 132-24, it determines the disclosure process and sets the conditions of disclosure. After his death, the ri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-4

For posthumous works, the duration of the exclusive right is that set out in article L. 123-1. For posthumous works disclosed after the expiry of this period, the term of the exclusive right is twenty…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-6

When a holder of rights in an orphan work justifies his rights to an organisation mentioned in article L. 135-3, the latter may only continue to use the work with the authorisation of the rightholder.…

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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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