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Showing 95119520 of 42727 articles for Art. L. 145-37 et Art. L. 145-38

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

Article L143-2

The benefits provided under the contracts referred to in article L. 143-1 may include additional cover in the event of the member's death before or after ceasing professional activity, as well as in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L812-2

…demonstrate particular experience or qualifications with regard to the nature of the case and who meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 812-3. It shall give special reasons for its de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…French territory concerning this device, of failing to notify it to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products in accordance with the procedures and time limits provided for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-5

When the diligent, proven and serious searches mentioned in Article L. 135-3 have made it possible to identify and locate the holder or holders of the rights in a work, the work ceases to be orphan. W…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-5

…gn organisations with the same object, to exercise collectively the rights provided for in articles L. 213-1 and L. 215-1 by concluding general contracts of common interest with users of phonograms or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16

The provisions of article L. 34-5 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code are applicable to financial services.The distance communication techniques intended for the marketing of financi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-9

In compliance with the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8, approved sports federations participate in the implementation of public service missions relating to the develop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-5

…ny other document containing general and permanent obligations in the matters mentioned in articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2 are, where there are internal regulations, considered as additions to the la…

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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 L1111-28

The signature affixed to a document referred to in article L. 1111-25 means that: 1° The person cared for has taken note of the content of the document and, where applicable, consents to it; 2° The pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-11

Advertising for the substances mentioned in article L. 1221-2 is prohibited. Medical information and information intended to indicate the location of depots do not constitute advertising. By way of de…

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