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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-4

The Articles of Association or the General Regulations shall lay down the conditions under which rightholders may grant licences to third parties for non-commercial uses of rights or categories of rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-4

Any person who has suffered harm or who considers him/herself to have suffered harm as a result of a preventive, diagnostic or healthcare activity, or his/her heirs if the person has died, or, where a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-4

The managers of the legal entities and the natural persons participating in the formation of the European Cooperative Society shall invite the special negotiating body to meet and to that end shall in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-4

Time spent travelling to and from the place of performance of the employment contract does not constitute actual working time. However, if it exceeds the normal commuting time between home and the usu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-4

The Minister responsible for the economy shall draw up a list of EU regulations on restrictive measures taken in application of Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the account and payment of training costs

Article L6323-40

If accepted by the work assistance establishment or service, the disabled worker will continue to receive his guaranteed remuneration for the duration of the training and will continue to be covered b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-47

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-46, a decree sets the deadlines within which the employee must submit his request for leave.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-44

A decree determines the conditions under which the expenses relating to the maintenance of salary and the reimbursement of travel expenses are borne by the bodies and juries mentioned in article L. 31…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-43

The employee's participation in the meetings and juries mentioned in article L. 3142-42 does not entail any reduction in remuneration. The duration of the corresponding leave cannot be deducted from t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-4-2

I.-In companies not subject to the provisions of article L. 321-4-3, the employer is obliged to offer each employee whose redundancy is being considered for economic reasons the benefit of a personali…

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