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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-31

Unless otherwise stipulated in the lease or agreed by the lessor, any total or partial subletting is prohibited. In the event of an authorised sublease, the landlord is called upon to contribute to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L311-3

In carrying out the duties referred to in 4° of II of Article L. 612-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and performed for the insurance sector, the supervisory board and the resolution board of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article L414-3

The agents mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-33

In the event of a merger of the scope of application of several collective agreements in application of I of article L. 2261-32 or in the event of the conclusion of a collective agreement combining th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-3

The victim informs the Office of any legal proceedings that may be in progress. If legal action is taken, the victim informs the judge that the matter has been referred to the Office. Victims only hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-3

I.- Subject to the provisions of article L. 4061-1, persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise the profession of medical physicist, prior to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Metropolitan Conference of Mayors

Article L3633-3

The metropolitan conference of mayors shall draw up, within nine months of each general renewal of the municipal councils, a draft metropolitan coherence pact between the metropolis and the municipali…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-3

The local commission responsible for assessing the charges and resources transferred from the Rhône department, created by Article 38 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of terr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Relations between the Assembly and the Executive Council of Martinique

Article L7225-3

At least fifteen days before the meeting of the Assembly of Martinique, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique transmits to the President of the Assembly of Martinique a report on each o…

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