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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-3

I.-With the exception of II and III of Article L. 224-25-22, the provisions of this section do not apply to digital content and digital services which are integrated or interconnected with goods withi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-3

…ness of competitions, any contract by which a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 secures the services of one of these employees, in return for remuneration, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-51-2

…management or any other person who effectively manages the business within the meaning of Articles L. 511-13 or L. 532-2, as well as the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or an…

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

Article L1435-5-2

…to a contract with a private health establishment of collective interest mentioned in 2° of article L. 6161-5 and doctors employed full-time by these establishments, on the basis of which these doctor…

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

Article L1435-4-2

…a doctor practising as a replacement or with a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. The signing of this contract entitles the holder to remuneration in addition to income fr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-6

…is request is only admissible if the decision ruling on the opposition is no longer subject to appeal. The Director General of the Institute has the power to reject this request to amend the patent fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-5

Each of the parties to the opposition proceedings shall bear the costs it has incurred, unless the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property decides on a different apportionmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-5-2

…er, some of the provisions of their agreements may be defined, adapted or supplemented at local level. Employers' organisations set up in accordance with article L. 2131-2 that are affiliated or membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-3

I. - The authorisations provided for in article L. 3132-20 are granted on the basis of a collective agreement or, failing that, a unilateral decision by the employer taken after a referendum. The coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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