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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-21

…tion 1 of section 6 of chapter III of title III of book III of the second part of this code :1° The reference to the municipal council is replaced, as appropriate, by the reference to the community co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…ns provided for in II. II.-For their application in Wallis and Futuna: 1° In article R. 1110-8, the reference to article L. 1110-3 is replaced by the reference to article L. 1110-3-1 and the words app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-11

…copies at a price to be fixed by expert opinion in the absence of amicable agreement, without this option granted to the first publisher prohibiting the author from having a new edition made within a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-40

…L. 312-2 of the same code, production companies have the option of investing the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-11

…> of the same code, production companies holding an automatic cinema production account have the option of investing the sums entered in this account: 1° For the production or co-product…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R311-2

…esent. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. When the Chairman makes use of the option, provided for in Article L. 311-5, to request a second deliberation, the decision is adopted…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-10

…tion file and obtain a copy of the documents at his own expense. The Institute may make use of this option subject to proof of a sufficient interest. However, documents that have not been communicated…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R713-4

…ore the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A party who makes use of this option may not appear at the hearing, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 446-1 of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-3

…of the place, day and time of the hearing.The parties shall defend themselves; they shall have the option of being assisted or represented by a lawyer. The procedure is oral. The provisions of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-66

…patients. Other premises or equipment provided in functional rehabilitation centres or services are optional here.

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