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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-2

…raph of l'article L. 1331-1 du code de la santé publique, the President of the Metropolitan Council exercises the powers enabling him to regulate in matters of sanitation.As an exception to Article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-1

…perpetual, inalienable and imprescriptible. It is transmissible on death to the author's heirs. Its exercise may be conferred on a third party by virtue of testamentary provisions.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-3

…rs whose economic rights they manage to communicate with them by electronic means, in particular to exercise the rights granted to them under this code, notably as regards information, participation i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-7

The rights conferred by the registration of a design shall not be exercised: a) On equipment installed on board ships or aircraft registered in another country when they temporarily enter French terri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L283-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreigners is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compliance w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article 241

The functions of the public prosecutor shall be exercised there under the conditions defined in articles 34 and 39.However, the public prosecutor may delegate any magistrate of the public prosecutor's…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to declare activity

Article L212-12

Any person who exercises one of the functions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration without having made the declaration provided for in article L. 212-11 is punishable…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-5

…art from chairing the Committee meeting if the Chairman is unable to attend, each Vice-Chairman may exercise no powers other than those delegated to him by the Chairman.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29

…the date on which the holder of a right knew or should have known of the last fact enabling him to exercise it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the owner of the land to which the easement is owed

Article 700

…being aggravated. Thus, for example, if it is a right of way, all the co-owners will be obliged to exercise it through the same place.

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