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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5-1

…es consultation of the holder(s) of parental authority in order to keep his/her state of health secret. However, the nurse must first endeavour to obtain the minor's consent to this consultation. If t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-149

…sters of invoices for all the registry acts and formalities they carry out. These register(s) show details of the sums claimed in respect of fees, lump sums and disbursements. Another register, kept i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-1

…ried out, where appropriate by a panel of experts, in order to assess the extent of the damage and determine whether it is attributable. The doctor or doctors responsible for carrying out the assessme…

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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 L1125-19

…o :the protection of individuals, in particular the protection of participants; -the adequacy, completeness and comprehensibility of the written information to be provided and the procedure to be foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Trader status.

Article L121-1

Traders are those who carry out commercial acts and make it their usual profession.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Protected information

Article L151-1

Any information meeting the following criteria is protected as a business secret: 1° It is not, in itself or in the exact configuration and assembly of its elements, generally known or easily accessib…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-14

…bliged to provide the author with all justifications likely to establish the accuracy of his accounts. If the publisher fails to provide the necessary justifications, he will be obliged to do so by th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the author must be respected.In t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

…eeds to the total destruction of the copies; 2° The publisher, after formal notice from the author setting a suitable time limit, has not proceeded to the publication of the work or, in the case of ex…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-13

The publisher is obliged to render an account. The author may, in the absence of special terms provided for in the contract, require at least once a year the production by the publisher of a statement…

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