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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

I.- The provisions of this code also govern the right of performance of a work incorporated into a programme mentioned in II on an ancillary online service broadcast cross-border by a broadcasting org…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-3

Associations may be set up between mutual insurance companies providing the same type of insurance, the sole purpose of which is to reinsure in full the contracts underwritten by these mutual insuranc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-2

In the absence of a specific provision in his exploitation contract or a collective or professional agreement applicable in his sector of activity and providing for a comparable mechanism, the perform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3-2

Where an extended branch agreement provides for and organises the continuation of employment contracts in the event of a succession of companies in the performance of a contract, the employees of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-2-3

The protection conferred by a patent relating to a biological material endowed, as a result of the invention, with specific properties extends to any biological material obtained from that biological…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 420-2

The decision rendered on the claim for restitution of seized objects or for damages presented in accordance with the provisions of article 420-1 has all the effects of an adversarial decision; it is s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-4

If the accused convicted under the conditions provided for by Article 379-3 constitutes himself a prisoner or if he is arrested before the sentence is extinguished by prescription, the judgment of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to 5° "haematology intensive care".

Article D6124-31-4

The medical permanence of the haematology intensive care unit is ensured, outside day services, by at least : 1° The presence on site of a doctor with training or experience in critical care ; 2° An o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-4-1

Articles L. 210-10 to L. 210-12 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of 5° of Article L. 210-10, are applicable to mutual insurance companies.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3-2

An action for a declaration of invalidity of a design is not subject to any limitation period.

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