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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…echnical device to access, including in an open standard within the meaning of Article 4 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, a work or object protected by a tech…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The delegated acts provided for in Articles 17, 31, 35, 37, 50, 56, 75, 86, 92, 97, 99, 109a, 111, 114, 127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-2

…of the Medical Council in New Caledonia or French Polynesia or, failing this, by the National Council.The Disciplinary Chamber may only sit validly if all its members are present.The disciplinary cham…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

…company set up shall be carried out by a single public invitation to tender complying with the procedures applicable to concession contracts or public procurement contracts defined by the Public Procu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-2

…surance or reinsurance undertaking controlled by a parent undertaking within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, the head office of which is established in a State which is not a party to the Agreement o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L521-2

…ders or members with information relating to their identity, address, registration, complaints procedures and recourse to a mediation process, as well as, where applicable, the existence of financial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-2

…communes located in coastal areas, one for tourist communes and three for communes with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants;- eleven representatives of the State appointed by order of the ministers concerne…

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

Article L1221-8-2

Labile blood products proposed for inclusion on the list referred to in 1° of article L. 1221-8 are assessed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, on the basis of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-2

The Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant rules on appeals against individual decisions relating to parking charges.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: TERRITORIAL AND RURAL BALANCE CENTRES

Article L5741-2

…tmental councils and regional councils to be carried out on their behalf.The agreement sets out the duration, scope and financial terms of the delegation as well as the conditions under which the serv…

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