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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article R2573-6-1

…f auxiliary to the municipal council secretary mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2121-15. In this capacity, he records the entry and exit of the councillors present, as well as any power…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

…icle 474, so that a measure mentioned in 1° of this I can be ordered in accordance with article 723-15 ; 3° Or, if the term of imprisonment is at least six months, issue a deferred committal order, or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

…imation genre.II. - For other production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 25% when:1° The production company meets the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…1 1. Minimum rates for study grants SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS MINIMUM ANNUAL RATES (in euros) 1st step 1 315 2nd step 1 982 3rd step 2 540 4th step 3 097 5th step 3 554 2. Minimum income limits LOAD POINTS…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…eing appointed to carry out the duties set out in articles L. 225-8, L. 225-131, L. 225-147, L. 228-15 and L. 228-39. The statutory auditor's report is made available to the shareholders. The Ordinary…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-2

…s that they may or, where applicable, must implement pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 1511-1-1 against the persons whose actions are at the origin of the procedure in question. The corre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

…privacy and intimacy, when the athlete belongs to one of the categories mentioned in Article L. 232-15, is a member of the Registered Testing Pool of an international sports organisation or a foreign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…by the holder of the shared medical record in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1111-15, the conditions of use by healthcare professionals and the specific conditions of access to the s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…of insurance undertakings, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 632-7, L. 632-13 and L. 632-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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