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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-16

…with joint ownership of property in favour of his or her spouse constitutes a private asset for the latter. No compensation is due to the community for premiums paid by it, except in the cases specifi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L132-16

Any contract concluded as a result of an unlawful commercial practice mentioned in article L. 121-12 is null and void.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-16

The publisher may not transfer, whether free of charge or for consideration, or by way of contribution to a company, the benefit of the publishing contract to third parties, independently of his goodw…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-6

The persons responsible for water production are public or private persons.The persons responsible for water distribution are the public persons provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2224-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

When the property concerned by article L. 1321-1 are the property of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la ré…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-6

The internal regulations are drawn up in French. They may be accompanied by translations into one or more foreign languages.The same applies to any document containing obligations for the employee or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-16

The financial provisions are set out in a protocol attached to the agreement.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-16

Cancellation of the registration may be requested by the creditor or the debtor on proof of extinction of the secured debt or production of the deed discharging the registration. Cancellation may also…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-6

The application for authorisation to use water for human consumption, provided for in I of article L. 1321-7, is sent to the prefect of the department(s) in which the facilities are located.The applic…

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