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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-2

…When it is notified after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in Article L. 324-8-1, the stipulations of that contract cease to have effect with regard to that rights holder…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…with all the resulting consequences, including the withdrawal of medals, points, prizes and winnings. II. - The decision of the Sanctioning Committee or the agreement validated by the College shall a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-3-2

…social committee of the establishment of this grouping under the conditions provided for in article L. 6144-3-1. Subject to service requirements, special leave of absence, which is not taken into acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-3

For the implementation of the missions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 4424-26-2, the office draws up a multiannual programme of operations which:- defines its actions, the procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-10

…licable to civil servants, public employees or employees of the legal entities mentioned in article L. 6227-1, nor under one of the special retirement schemes applicable to these employees.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-2

…of the European Union which exercise powers equivalent to those provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 612-1. Prior to being communicated, the information must benefit from guarantees of professional…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5-2

…the information that must be included in this note, particularly with regard to unit-linked policies. However, in the case of insurance or capitalisation contracts with a surrender or transfer value,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

…rticle 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this code, any natural or legal person whose activity consists, on a prin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-32-2

…der the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in Article L. 623-32 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

…responsibilities and for the accomplishment of its missions, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may transmit to Europol the information and financial analyses available to it pursuant to…

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