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

Article 611-28

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l'édition vidéographique.

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

Article 612-28

The application for aid must be submitted before any eligible expenditure is incurred.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…water supply ; 2° a waste water drainage system; 3° a hot water supply; 4° a shower room; 5° a toilet; 6° an electrical installation 7° a heating system 8° a natural or mechanical heat regulation sys…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-28

The resources of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration come from:1° Taxes, fees and case fees that it is authorised to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-26

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 for any person providing services on digital assets within the meaning of Article L. 54-10-2, to disseminate information containing in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-13

…sue of the EC declaration of conformity or the declaration of incorporation and the affixing of the CE marking carried out in a Member State of the European Community shall have the same effect as the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-18

The term of office of the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades is identical to the term of office of the governing bodies of the federations mentioned in article A. 212-175…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-19

The federations mentioned in article A. 212-175-15 inform the Minister responsible for sport of the conditions necessary for the presentation of a dan or equivalent grade.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-16

The federations mentioned in article A. 212-175-15 appoint the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades and levels, whose composition is as follows: two-thirds of members repre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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