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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-5

…must be preceded by consultation with the director. The authors' own rights, as defined in article L. 121-1, may only be exercised by them in respect of the finished audiovisual work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-59

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-58, the following provisions apply:1° The maximum total number of days that may be taken as leave is six working days per year ;2° The lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-5

…n and authorisation of the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis provided for in Article L. 2131-1;2° The nature of the medical biology tests intended to establish a prenatal diagnosis;3° T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-5

…uarantees, their compliance with the obligation to employ disabled workers provided for in articles L. 5212-1 to L. 5212-4 of the Labour Code and their ability to ensure the continuity of the public s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-5

The national agreement referred to in article L. 1141-2 sets out the terms and conditions and the time limits beyond which persons who have suffered from a cancerous pathology may not, as a result, ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-5

…France, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall apply the provisions of Article L. 356-4 to it. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the other supervisory autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-5

…orientation, training and skills passport as provided for in the second paragraph of II of article L. 6323-8 of this code, his prevention passport is integrated into it. It is implemented and managed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5

…uthorisation; d bis) To the acts required to obtain the advertising approval referred to in Article L. 5122-9 of the Public Health Code; e) Objects intended to be launched into outer space introduced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-51

…ient has initiated the provision, other than through a branch authorised in accordance with article L. 532-48.

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