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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV : Insurance for the acquisition of immovable property by means of life annuities.

Article L132-31

The nullity of contracts in which one of the provisions of article L. 132-30 is not observed may be requested by any interested party and by the Public Prosecutor.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-37

The exploitation of the journalist's work on different media, within the framework of the press title defined in article L. 132-35 of this code, has as its sole counterpart salary, for a period set by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-7

Refusal to communicate the justification or advertising distributed under the conditions provided for in article L. 132-6 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-43

Collective agreements may provide for the management of the rights mentioned in articles L. 132-38 et seq. to be entrusted to one or more collective management bodies governed by Title II of Book III.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-4

Each year, the professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 publish a report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3, which includes the number and outstanding amount of life i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-38

The use of the work in the press title, beyond the period provided for in Article L. 132-37, is remunerated, by way of additional remuneration in the form of royalties or salary, under conditions dete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-7-1

I.-For the application of article L. 132-22 to the contracts mentioned in articles L. 143-1 and L. 144-2, the following information is provided annually: 1° The exact reference date of the information…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-2

Does not constitute a publishing contract, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1, the so-called author's account contract. With this type of contract, the author or his successors in title pay the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-2

Mediators are set up in order to promote, without prejudice to the right of the parties to take legal action, the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of the authorisation for simultaneous,…

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

Article R132-12

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 132-10 and R. 132-11, the regulation and management of the competitions mentioned in article R. 132-1 fall within the remit of the professional league.

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