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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article LO6332-1

I. - The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions it i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-6

The president of the court is seised by a request from the debtor setting out his economic, financial, social and asset situation, his financing requirements and, where applicable, the means of meetin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-9

Immediately after the election of the President and under his chairmanship, the Assembly shall elect the members of the Standing Committee under the same quorum condition as that provided for in artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4-1

The amount of the remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 specific to each medium is brought to the attention of the purchaser when the recording media mentioned in Article L. 311-4 are put up f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-1

It is forbidden to employ the employee during the leave referred to in 3° of article L. 3142-1 and during the four-day paternity and childcare leave period referred to in the third paragraph of articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-11-1

For the sale of all or part of a residential property not connected to the public wastewater collection network, the document drawn up following the inspection of non-collective sanitation facilities…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-3

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 425-9 and L. 425-9-1 of this Code shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

One of the formations of the supervisory board or the resolution board shall examine the conclusions drawn by the departments of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the course of i…

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