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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-7

…ts mentioned in 2° of Article L. 122-6, where it is not prejudicial to his honour or reputation; 2° Exercise his right to repent or withdraw.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-8

…the communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation for damage resulting from the exercise of these competencies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24

…of fire and rescue.The activity of volunteer firefighter in the department is incompatible with the exercise of the functions of member of the board of directors with voting rights.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-18

…earch for scientific purposes only. The person may withdraw their consent to this subsequent use or exercise their right to object at any time.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1-3

…f distraint may be applied to property, including bank accounts, used or intended to be used in the exercise of the functions of the diplomatic mission of foreign States or their consular posts, their…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Reception, information and support for foreign nationals

Article L744-6

On arrival at the detention centre, foreign nationals are notified of the rights they are likely to exercise with regard to their asylum application.To this end, they may benefit from legal and lingui…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1848

…ll acts of management required by the interests of the company. If there are several managers, they exercise these powers separately, except for the right that belongs to each of them to oppose a tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

…ot be reduced by more than one third by the use of the credit hours to which he is entitled for the exercise of mandates he holds within a company. Any balance of these paid hours may be used outside…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-127

In companies with three hundred or more employees, the employer may defer an employee's leave or the start of the period of part-time work if exercising this right would result in the percentage of em…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*431-6-2

…s free of charge, without prejudice to the reimbursement by the company of expenses incurred in the exercise of the said mandate.

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