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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Role of federations

Article L331-4-1

The federations referred to in article L. 131-14 may be assisted in their efforts to prevent violence at amateur sporting events by members of the national police operational reserve mentioned in sect…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-11

Information in electronic form concerning the rights regime relating to a work, other than software, an interpretation, a phonogram, a videogram, a programme or a press publication, is protected under…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance obligation for organisers of sporting events

Article L331-10

The organisation by any person other than the State of sporting events involving the participation of land motor vehicles is subject to the organiser taking out insurance cover. This insurance covers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation and declaration

Article L331-8-1

Declarations of sporting events taking place on public roads within the territory of a single municipality and not involving the participation of motor vehicles are transferred to the mayor of the mun…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-6

The benefit of the private copy exception and the exceptions mentioned in 2° of Article L. 331-28 is guaranteed by the provisions of the articles L. 331-7 to L. 331-10, L. 331-30 to L. 331-32 and L. 3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

As part of its regulatory and monitoring role in the fields of technical measures for the protection and identification of works and objects protected by copyright or related rights, the Autorité de r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-33

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may be asked for an opinion by one of the persons referred to in Article L. 331-29 on any question relating to the interoperab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tax credits

Article L331-5

Each year, before 30 September, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits to Parliament and the Government a report evaluating the tax credits mentioned in articles…

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