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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the region in the event of an accident.

Article L4135-27

When the local elected representatives referred to in article L. 4135-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding.

Article L4152-2

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1225-12 et seq., the employer shall offer an employee who is in a medically certified state of pregnancy, has recently given birth or is breast-feeding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-2

For building or civil engineering operations undertaken by municipalities or groups of municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, the project manager may be entrusted, by delegation from the pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-2

Any person having standing to act in the event of infringement of the rights of a database producer may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if neces…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-2

Within a time limit fixed by regulation, the distrainee or the garnishee may request the president of the judicial court to order the release of the seizure or to confine its effects, or to authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-2

The producer may also prohibit the repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilisation of qualitatively or quantitatively insubstantial parts of the contents of the database where such operations man…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L341-2

The following shall be eligible for the benefit of this Title: 1° Database producers who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of cancellation or termination of the partnership contract

Article L2235-2

The expenses referred to in Article L. 2235-1 include, where applicable, the costs associated with the financing put in place as part of the performance of the contract, including, where applicable, t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Duration of the partnership contract

Article L2213-2

The duration of the partnership contract is determined according to the amortisation period of the investments or the financing arrangements chosen.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
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Article L3451-2

The departments and the interdepartmental institution referred to in article L. 3451-1 may be responsible for all or part of the collective sanitation and stormwater management of municipalities locat…

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