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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-64

Industrial tribunal members are reimbursed for the travel expenses they incur in carrying out the activities listed in article R. 1423-55 under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 Jul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-6

The disciplinary sanctions provided for in article L. 4124-6 are applicable to doctors, dental surgeons and midwives when they are temporarily practising their profession in the French Southern and An…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-71

The option by the heirs to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that was the responsibility of the deceased debtor spouse (number 25 in table 5) gives rise to the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-5

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 720-4 of this Code, where the Assize Court has decided, pursuant to Article 421-7 of the Criminal Code, to increase the security period to thir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article D3131-7

In the event of increased activity, in the absence of a collective labour agreement, a reduction in the daily rest period may be implemented under the conditions defined in articles D. 3121-5 to D. 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-7

When the Prefect is unable to be represented, the meeting is chaired by the oldest member belonging to the categories mentioned in 4° and 5° of article L. 6162-7 and in 2° and 3° of article D. 6162-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-7

Contracts entered into prior to 1 January 1986 between a performer and a producer of an audiovisual work or their assignees shall be subject to the foregoing provisions in respect of the modes of expl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-77

The territorial fire and rescue services in Corsica are the Corse-du-Sud fire and rescue service and the Haute-Corse fire and rescue service. They carry out their missions within their respective geog…

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