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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-30-1

…the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5216-11 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 .

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-32

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the business to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To businesses that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…e wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 La…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

The producer's safeguard or receivership proceedings do not result in the termination of the audiovisual production contract. Where the production or exploitation of the work is continued pursuant to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-32

…ote or encourage a conciliatory solution. Where it draws up a conciliation report, it shall be enforceable; it shall be filed with the registry of the judicial court.Failing conciliation within two mo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-30

Any person benefiting from the exceptions mentioned in 2° of Article L. 331-28 or any approved legal entity representing that person may refer to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-31

…ansmission of printed texts in the form of a digital file.II.-As part of its role in facilitating access for people with disabilities to works protected by copyright or a related right, the authority…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-33

…ticle L. 331-29.It may also be referred to for an opinion, by a person benefiting from one of the exceptions mentioned in 2° of Article L. 331-28 or by the approved legal entity representing it, on an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-34

…Council of State specifies the conditions for application of this sub-section. It lays down the procedures for informing users of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication mentione…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Actions contesting parentage

Article 336-1

…e a civil registrar is in possession of a prenatal acknowledgement of paternity whose statements concerning its author are contradicted by the information concerning the father communicated to him by…

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