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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

…ent" group, a maximum of 20 points are awarded as follows: 1° A maximum of 3 points will be awarded to the "Setting" sub-group, allocated in turn as follows: a) At least one of the action's main setti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-4

…Part Two; 3° Books I, II and IV of Part Three, with the exception of the provisions mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 8115-1; 4° Part Four, with the exception of the provisions mentioned in Title V…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article L121-4

…includes a medical service. The article L. 556-11-1 of the General Civil Service Code is applicable to contract doctors hired by the French Office for Immigration and Integration to carry out the task…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-42

The mutual insurance companies defined in Article L. 322-26-1 and the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-4 shall operate under the conditions set out in this Section subject to the specific pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-4

The provisions of the first three paragraphs of article L. 4163-2 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5323-4. The provisions of the following paragr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-4

…blishments or services implementing educational measures ordered by the judicial authority pursuant to l'ordonnance n° 45-174 du 2 février 1945relative à l'enfance délinquante or of articles 375 to 37…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-4

…f the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in Article L. 5431-2 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-38 of the French Penal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-4

The provisions of Chapters II and III of Title V of Book II of Part Two are applicable to groupings of local authorities and other local public establishments. Public establishments for inter-municipa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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