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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-7

The transfer of the right to exploit a sporting event or competition to an electronic public communication service may not prevent other electronic public communication services from informing the pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-8

Whether or not it includes a determination of liability, the out-of-court compensation agreement sets out the conditions under which the defendants will compensate persons who have suffered bodily inj…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deposit of title and registration of works

Article L122-1

It is compulsory to file the provisional or definitive title of a cinematographic work intended for public performance in France with the public film and audiovisual register. Unless otherwise stipula…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article L162-1

When the seizure is carried out in the hands of an establishment authorised by law to keep deposit accounts, the latter is required to declare the balance of the debtor's account(s) on the day of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-1

I.-When a request for a person to be admitted for psychiatric care has been submitted under the conditions provided for in 1° of II of article L. 3212-1 or when an imminent danger to the person's heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-1

I.-When a request for admission to psychiatric care has been submitted under the conditions provided for in 1° of II of article L. 3212-1 or when an imminent danger to the patient's health has been es…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-1

The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in II of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of II of artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

The turnover declared for each cinematographic work refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of the sums received by the publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for dematerialised ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-3

…his fees directly or, by way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 162-2 of the Social Security Code, through the hospital administration. The choice made by the practitioner applies to all…

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