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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-4

…ke the work itself. No one may, even if the work is no longer protected under the terms of articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-3, use this title to identify a work of the same genre, under conditions likely t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-4

Article L. 7342-2 and the first two paragraphs of article L. 7342-3 do not apply when the turnover generated on the platform is below a threshold set by decree. For the purposes of calculating the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-4

The establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 or the State shall only be liable for the theft, loss or deterioration of objects not deposited under the conditions provided for in article L. 1113-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-4

The articles L. 2114-1 to L. 2114-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia, subject to the insertion, in article L. 2114-1, after the words: "decree of the Conseil d'Etat," of the words: "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-4

…oned Regulation (EU), the sponsor may submit a request for review to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products or, where appropriate, ask the Minister responsible for health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-4

…e Minister for Higher Education, or his or her alternate, appointed under the same conditions. It meets at least twice a year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State assets transferred to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-45

I. - The transfers of assets between the State and the territorial collectivity of Corsica provided for in III of Article L. 4424-7 and to articles L. 4424-22, L. 4424-23, L. 4424-24 and L. 4424-25 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-4

If the request of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency referred to in 3° of Article L. 6131-2 is not acted upon, the Director General may also order the merger of the public health insti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-42

In the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the Social and Economic Committee, adopted by a majority of the elected full members of the Committee's staff delegation…

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