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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-12

…referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, by considering : 1° The safety and quality of the products used in the course of the research in accordance, where applicable, with the standards in force ; 2°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-8

Pledges of the right to use software are entered in the special National Software Register kept by the National Institute of Industrial Property. Included therein for each piece of software are: 1° Th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-70

…ench maritime or inland waters. The nautical and land-based surveillance and intervention resources used to teach light sailing are adapted to the characteristics of the basins and sailing areas, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R336-5

…ion sought and the choice of cessionary undertakings ; b) The qualitative and quantitative criteria used by the company to ensure that its reinsurance cessions are appropriate to the risks underwritte…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-21

…r cinematographic works that are not in original French or, if at least two different languages are used, in which French or the regional language used in France is not the most widely used language.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…icle L. 4163-6 and shall inform the worker each year of the points acquired in respect of the previous year in a statement specifying each contract of employment for which a declaration was made and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-1

…ary medicinal products containing one or more antimicrobial substances that they prescribe, sell or use, as well as the medicinal products for human use sold, prescribed or used in application of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Interception of telecommunications correspondence

Article D32-2-1

…onic communications carried out or to be carried out by that State concerns a communication address used on national territory and a person who is on that territory shall be sent to the Director of Cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article R513-21

Within the meaning of Article L. 515-38, the risk assessment methods used by a credit institution, finance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation of the housing finance co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-1

I.-The provisions of this section apply to public and private swimming pools for collective use referred to in article L. 1332-1 and to paid-access swimming pools referred to in article L. 322-7 of th…

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