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Showing 35513560 of 65573 articles for Art. L 242-1 · Cass. 2e civ. 4 February 2010 · Cass. 2e civ. 1 July 2010

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-4

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, in the event that, after consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is established that a State does not p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-4

Right holders who have authorised a collective management organisation to grant multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights in musical works may terminate that authorisation in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-4

The insurance policy is dated the day it is issued. It states :- the names and residences of the contracting parties ;- the thing or person insured- the nature of the risks covered- the time from whic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article L312-4

The rights of preferential creditors remain and may be exercised freely when the production company is the subject of one of the procedures provided for in Book VI of the Commercial Code, without the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-4

I.- When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency becomes aware of a breach of the obligations laid down in this chapter by an establishment providing a public hospital service, he will noti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-4

Persons who wish to be represented in proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property may only do so, for acts where the technical nature of the subject matter so requires, through th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Main contract

Article L313-41

When the deed referred to in article L. 313-40 indicates that the price is paid, directly or indirectly, even partially, using one or more loans governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 5 and secti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

The Agence de la biomédecine draws up an annual activity report which is made public and which it sends to Parliament, which refers it to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-1

Persons admitted for psychiatric care without consent in the form of full hospitalisation, in application of Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, may be taken in charge and transported to a he…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-17-1

The provisions of article L. 342-17 apply to conveyers providing transport for tourism or sport in mountain resorts. In addition, before being put into operation, this equipment is subject to the auth…

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