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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6-2

Any advertising or instructions for use relating to means enabling the removal or neutralisation of any technical device protecting software must state that the unlawful use of such means is punishabl…

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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

…he investigator may ask the person undergoing clinical investigation to agree to his/her data being used in subsequent research for scientific purposes only. The person may withdraw their consent to t…

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

Article L111-1-3

…recautionary measures or measures of 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 St…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-78

If the borrower refuses the new interest rate or repayment terms proposed when the contract is renewed, the borrower shall repay the amount of credit already used under the terms and conditions preced…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

The monthly working time of a part-time employee may not 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…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article R214-222

…curities shall define the nature of the assets or rights that the beneficiary of the securities may use or dispose of. Failing this, the beneficiary may only use or dispose of deposits or cash.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article R1322-69

…322-70 to R. 1322-72 and III of article R. 1322-73 do not apply to the production of clean seawater used in contact with live bivalve molluscs or for feeding shellfish and fish tanks, or to water pump…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Maintaining compliance

Article R4322-1

Work equipment and means of protection, whoever uses it, must be maintained in a state of compliance with the technical rules of design and construction applicable when it is put into service in the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements or prestressed concrete.

Article R4534-103

When carrying out construction work involving the use of heavy prefabricated elements, the stability of each of these elements is ensured, as soon as they are in place, by appropriate rigid devices. R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Action on the working environment

Article R4625-7

…is authority, the health professionals of the temporary work agency have access to the workstations used or likely to be used by temporary workers are agreed between the user undertaking and the tempo…

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