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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Classification of mortgages

Article 2418

Legal, judicial and contractual mortgages only rank from the day of their registration in the real estate register, in the form and manner prescribed by law. By exception, the mortgage provided for in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Classification of mortgages

Article 2419

The order of preference between mortgagees and pledgees, insofar as their pledge relates to property deemed to be immovable, is determined by the dates on which the respective titles were published, n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

I.-Where the author has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his work, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part of those ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-5

I.-The chairman of the grouping's unified medical commission is vice-chairman of the strategic committee and vice-chairman of the executive boards of the establishments belonging to the grouping.II.-T…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-5-1

Sports federations cooperate in the fight against doping with international federations and national anti-doping organisations. To this end, either spontaneously or at the request of the French Anti-D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-1

The majority collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 or the document drawn up by the employer referred to in article L. 1233-24-4 shall be sent to the administrative authority for val…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-5

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV in French Polynesia: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defined in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-5

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV to the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-8

I. - The veterinary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is requested may differ from the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France, provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-19

The employer consults the social and economic committee on any takeover offer that it wishes to take up and indicates the reasons for accepting the offer, particularly with regard to the offeror's abi…

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