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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…ublished or broadcast but has been made available to the public under the conditions defined in the last paragraph of 1° of Article L. 135-1, these searches are carried out in the Member State where t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…he conditions set out in 2, of all or part of the tax benefits enjoyed by the shareholders over the last five financial years. 4 Any member excluded for the reasons and in accordance with the procedur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-3

…nvenes the electors and specifies the draft act or deliberation submitted to the electors for approval.The executive of the territorial authority transmits the deliberation taken in application of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

…gating judge or the trial court, at the request of the public prosecutor or one of the parties. The last eight paragraphs of Article 114 are not applicable. Where a party requests consultation of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-2

When a period of four months has elapsed since the date of the last investigative act, the parties may refer the matter to the Investigating Chamber under the conditions provided for in the third para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-66

…L. 1233-71, the employer is obliged to offer, during the preliminary interview or at the end of the last meeting of staff representatives, the benefit of the professional securitisation contract to ea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

…which enables them to be treated as an employer; 4° Persons who have ceased all activity and whose last professional activity fell within the categories mentioned in 1° or 3°. For the persons referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

…rovider or supplier.III - The information put online by health establishments in application of the last paragraph of I may be included on the website of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-2

…tion, the Office informs the social security organisations to which the applicant is affiliated.The last paragraph of Article L. 1142-7 applies to referrals to the Office under the conditions set out…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-3

…to in I of this article, with the exception of the premium payment transactions referred to in the last two sentences of the second paragraph of I, are null and void. However, this nullity is not enf…

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