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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-2

…aving the necessary competence to examine the project, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1123-14 or Article L. 1123-16. It may only request one opinion per performance study project. In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-2

…granted to establishments which are authorised to carry out organ removal in application of article L. 1233-1, and which also carry out medical teaching and medical research activities in accordance w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-1

…a collective nature, determined within the framework of one of the procedures mentioned in article L. 911-1 of the Social Security Code;2° Or by an association mentioned in article L. 144-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-2

When it decides, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 311-19, to fully withdraw the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, the resolution board may decide to suspend th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-7

The transfer of a portfolio of contracts referred to in article L. 370-6 is subject to the prior agreement of the members and policyholders. For each contract, this agreement takes the form of: 1° A d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-32

…a financing contract giving them a share in the operating revenue, to the authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to the publishers who have…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-9

…a financing contract giving them a share in the operating revenue, to the authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to the publishers who have…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-7

…L. 211-1, it may not be shown at the screenings mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-144

…e on which the capital increase became definitive. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 225-5, with the exception of those relating to the list of subscribers, are applicable. Withdrawa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-4

…unless the third party incites the person to whom he delivers to commit acts prohibited by Article L. 613-3.3. Those who perform the acts referred to in a, b and c of article L. 613-5.

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