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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions and effects of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-3

Authorisation for rights management by the collective management organisation covers, at the rightholder's choice, all or some of the rights, categories of rights, types of works or other protected su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Supporters

Article L224-3

The sports associations or companies mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 that take part in competitions organised by a professional league, as defined in article L. 132-1, ensure dialogue wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-3

Each sexual health centre set up within the maternal and child protection centres is equipped with the necessary resources to inform, advise and assist women who request a voluntary interruption of pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-32

The acts of the borough mayor acting as an authority of the State are subject to the same rules as the acts of the mayor acting in the same capacity. The acts of the borough mayor acting on behalf of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-3

For the application of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-3

A private individual who enters into a contract for his or her personal use, that of his or her spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee, ascendants or descendants, the subject of which i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-3

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions laid down in Article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5451-1 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-3

Authorisation may only be granted to : 1° One or more doctors, who may be associated for the purposes of their professional practice or for the pooling of the resources necessary for such practice; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3842-3

The powers conferred by article L. 3422-1 on the representative of the State in the department are conferred on the representative of the State in French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-3

In an emergency, where there is a serious risk of harm to the patient, the director of an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 may, exceptionally, at the request of a third party, admit a pati…

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