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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-21

…tracts concluded with their subscribers, a clear and legible reference to the provisions of Article L. 336-3 and the measures that may be taken by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-31

I.- Legal entities and establishments open to the public referred to in 7° of Article L. 122-5 that make reproductions or representations of a protected work or object suitable for disabled people may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-4

The data relating to the third-party donors mentioned in Article L. 2143-3, the data relating to their donations and to the persons born as a result of these donations, as well as the identity of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6271-5

…O 6271-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6264-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6264-5 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-5

…O 6371-4 are compensated by the transfer of taxes, the global operating grant instituted by article L. 6364-3, the global grant for school construction and equipment instituted by article L. 6364-5 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-9

The campaign for the local referendum shall open at midnight on the second Monday preceding the poll. It shall close at midnight on the eve of the poll. It is organised by the territorial authority th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 relating to devices incorporating products of human or animal origin, or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are involved…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-13

…ut prejudice to the provisions relating to adequate explanations and warnings mentioned in articles L. 313-11 and L. 313-12, the lender or intermediary may provide the borrower with advice on the cred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-2

…ch operations, without first making a declaration to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-2

I. - For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° The second sentence of Article L. 1110-1 does not apply ;2° In article L. 1110-4 : a) The first paragraph of I is worded as follows:…

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