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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L4231-2

The president of the regional council is the authorising officer for the region's expenditure and prescribes the execution of regional revenue, subject to the specific provisions of the general tax co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-11

…and professionalisation contracts ; 2° Contracts entered into by natural persons for services provided in their own homes; 3° Contracts entered into by natural persons to work as approved childcare a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-2

Article L. 8271-4 of the Labour Code governs the transmission by the control agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of the same code to the agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-3

The application for approval or amendment of the specification is lodged with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle by a defence and management body, defined in article L. 721-4, represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-6-1

…the costs incurred by health establishments providing care to the people mentioned in 4° of article L. 6111-1-2.The State covers the expenses incurred by the players mentioned in I of article L. 6147-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a public interest requirement;2° or necessary for the performance of the tasks…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax.

Article L422-4

Article L. 5211-21 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales sets out the rules governing tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax for public inter-municipal cooperation bodies that are classif…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Counterfeiting offences

Article L442-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may lodge a complaint and bring a civil action under the conditions set out in article L. 331-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 4362-1, holders of a diploma from a national vocational school, optics and eyewear section, or a certificate from the Ecole des Métiers d'Optique may pract…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-27

I.-When a final court decision has ordered any measure to prevent access to an online public communication service pursuant to Article L. 336-2, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovis…

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