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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-1

Effective technical measures within the meaning of Article L. 331-5 which are capable of preventing or limiting the uses of a database that the producer has not authorised pursuant to Article L. 342-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-5

Nurses whose professional residence is in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy are registered on the roll of the Antilles-Guyane interdepartmental council of nurses.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-1

An interdepartmental council of nurses for La Réunion-Mayotte is responsible for nurses on La Réunion and for nurses on Mayotte.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-2

I.-A territorial council of the order of nurses is constituted in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon when the number of nurses practising there is at least equal to twice the minimum number provided for the dep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

I. - The transfer of competencies from a commune to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation entails the transfer of the department or part of the department responsible for its implement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-3

The authorisation application form conforms to a model set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy. It shall be submitted, dated and signed by the legal representative of the applicant or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4-2

The regional health agencies may conclude an initial practice contract with a doctor practising as a replacement or with a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. The signing of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2a: Provisions relating to local fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36-5

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation are competent to build, acquire or lease the property necessary for the operation of the first response centres of the local fir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union representation at company and establishment level

Article L2122-3-1

When submitting the list, the trade union shall indicate, where applicable, its affiliation to a trade union organisation. In the absence of such indication, the trade union organisation does not rece…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-3

Any person governed by public or private law may obtain a compulsory licence under the conditions set out in this article and in Article L. 623-22-4. The application for a compulsory licence is made t…

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