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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-14

…ive management bodies mentioned in Title II of Book III of this Part representing phonogram producers. This agreement or these agreements may be made binding on all the performers and phonogram produc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the public fire and rescue establishment of Corsica

Article L1424-84

…lic establishment has its headquarters is automatically present at meetings of the board of directors. If a decision appears likely to affect the proper organisation of civil protection, the State rep…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-9

…eached, the Board of Directors is reconvened with the same agenda within a maximum of twenty-one days. It shall then deliberate validly, regardless of the number of members present or represented.Reso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-3

Research may only be carried out under the following conditions:- under the direction and supervision of a doctor with appropriate experience ;- in material and technical conditions appropriate to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D324-1-1

…case, floor and flat number where the accommodation is part of a building comprising several premises.Where this option is available, the declarant may indicate the unchanging number identifying the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-2

…e drawn up, which must be drafted or translated into French, shall be added to the French proceedings.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

Any decision to place a person under judicial supervision taken pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of recognition and supervision in the territory of the Republic or in that of another Member S…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-36

To enrol in a course, the candidate's application must be submitted to the training organisation, which will check it for compliance, one month before the date set for the candidate to start the cours…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

All applications for authorisation of an event submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and of the person appointed as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 511-4

…umentary works produced in a language whose use is justified by the subject matter, or animated works. In addition, this condition does not apply to works of fiction and documentaries which, in view o…

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