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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-4

…n awarded pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the commission set up by article 706-4 of this Code, as well as the compensation and provisions provided for by arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a public interest requirement;2° or necessary for the performance of the tasks…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…tected by copyright or related rights, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique performs the following functions:1° It ensures that the technical measures referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

…he consultation of the holder(s) of parental authority in order to keep his/her state of health secret. However, the doctor or midwife must first endeavour to obtain the minor's consent to this consul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

…d ten times the annual amount of this contribution. This value and amount, expressed in euros, are set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat. The account of an employee who has worked less than half the leg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special privileges.

Article L3253-23

The following may bring a direct action or claim special privileges:1° Under the conditions set out inarticle 1798 of the Civil Code, employees in the building and public works sectors;2° Under the co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 23…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…tutive contract. However, when a grouping issues bonds under the conditions provided for in Article L. 251-7, management control must be exercised by one or more natural persons appointed by the Gener…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-7-1

I.-In order to facilitate the performance of the group supervision tasks referred to in Article L. 356-7, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, as group supervisor, constitutes and cha…

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