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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R323-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 323-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister of Culture, who issues a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article D1123-27

The National Commission for Research Involving the Human Person shall carry out the duties set out in Article L. 1123-1-1 and, in this capacity, shall : 1° Ensures the coordination and harmonisation o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R217-1

…o draws up the opinion mentioned in articles 426 and 432 as well as the first paragraph of article 494-4 of the civil code shall receive, by way of fees, where this opinion is not included in the cert…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R88

The automated national criminal records department is notified, by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, of arrest warrants and judgments or rulings handing down custodial sentences, whether…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article R1434-1

…and Autonomy; b) The Departmental Councils on Citizenship and Autonomy provided for inarticle L. 149-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ; c) The Prefect of the region; d) Local and reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-5-2

When the sites council sits in a so-called "quarries" formation, it also comprises:1° In respect of the first college, the regional director of industry, research and the environment or his representa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-21

…ence to take blood samples mentioned in article R. 4352-13 or a similar certificate issued prior to 9 December 1980;3° The medical laboratory technicians referred to in article L. 4352-3, who hold the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-1

…371-6, the reference to the Prefect is replaced by the reference to the representative of the State;9° The second paragraph of article R. 2383-1 reads as follows: "This notice is published in the Bull…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2643-1

…le R. 2371-6, the reference to the Prefect is replaced by the reference to the State representative;9° The second paragraph of article R. 2383-1 reads as follows: "This notice is published in the Bull…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-10

…ive management organisations are not authorised to use the income mentioned in 1° of article L. 324-9 for any purpose other than its distribution to right holders. However, they may deduct certain sum…

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