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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7125-6

…ary sanction may be pronounced due to absences resulting from the application of articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2, on pain of nullity and damages to the elected representative. Reinstatement or reclass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-13

Independently of the leave of absence and time credit provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2, councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors who are employees are entitled t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-5

The non-medical team of an intensive care unit, polyvalent or speciality, of mention 1° or 2° mentioned in article R. 6124-34-1 includes at least : 1° One nurse for every four open beds ; 2° During th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

…8, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provided for in the last paragraph of Article 313-2 du…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-2-1

…ecturer card, in the event of failure to comply with their professional obligations, are as follows:1° A warning ;2° Temporary withdrawal of the professional card, for a maximum period of six months;3…

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

Article 211-5

The conditions laid down in this sub-section are checked when applications for investment approval and production approval are examined.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-33

…ncial aid is awarded to operators of cinemas that maintain a difficult programme in the face of competition and that are located either in municipalities with a population of more than 200,000 or in m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-34

…r.The quality of the programming of the establishments is assessed by taking into account their competitive environment during the calendar year preceding the date of the application for aid. The othe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-5

The calculation rates are set at :- 80% of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction less than or equal to €8,500;- 70% of the amount of the tax, for the annual fraction exceeding €8,500 and less…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-31

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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