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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1251-35

…agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the maximum number of renewals possible for an assignment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-3

As part of the powers devolved to it by article L. 163-2, the General Council defines the medium-term objectives for the development of tourism in Mayotte. It draws up a tourism development plan for M…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Freedom to provide services

Article L221-3

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the European Economic Area who is legally established in one of these States in order to practise the profession of gu…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L443-3

The rules relating to persons liable for tourist tax in the communes of Mayotte are set out in II of article L. 2574-10 of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-37

A decree shall lay down the conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-35

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may audit the operating account or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity and accuracy of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

When a professional agreement, made compulsory on the basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, archite…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-30

The articles 815 and following, articles 1873-1 and following, as well as articles 883 et seq. of the Civil Code do not apply to co-ownership of a patent application or patent.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-32

The provisions of Articles L. 613-29 to L. 613-31 apply in the absence of stipulations to the contrary. Co-owners may derogate from this at any time by co-ownership regulations.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-31

The co-owner of a patent application or patent may notify the other co-owners that he is surrendering his share to them. With effect from the entry of such abandonment in the National Patent Register…

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