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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…not result in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the author must be resp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-24

…self-employed person, has, by fraudulent means or actions, evaded their obligations under Articles L. 6331-1, L. 6331-3, L. 6331-6, L. 6331-48 to L. 6331-52, L. 6331-55, L. 6331-56 and L. 6331-69; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…ble subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2131-1 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-2 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6472-1

…the date on which the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer. II. - The following are also compulsory for the local…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 771-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-10

…r either the cessation or interruption of exploitation or the confiscation provided for in Articles L. 615-3 et L. 615-7-1. If an expert appraisal or description with or without actual seizure as prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-9

…on to the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled provided for in Article L. 5214-1 for each of the beneficiaries of the obligation that they should have employed. Any employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-8

…l penalty:1° Failure by any person exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article L. 5121-1 or by any holder of the authorisation provided for in article L. 4211-6 to comply with the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Sales or provision of services with premiums

Article L121-19

…ds or services is prohibited where the practice in question is unfair within the meaning of Article L. 121-1. The provisions of this article apply to all production, distribution and service activitie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-25

…nomy, or social and medico-social monitoring activities carried out under the conditions of Article L. 1110-4, by :1° A health professional, health establishment or health service ;2° A professional o…

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