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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

…ision service or on-demand audiovisual media service publishers meeting the following conditions:1° With regard to television service publishers:a) Where the publisher is established in France, it is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…ct of 9 August 2004, provides a reference framework for harm reduction activities aimed at drug users. Those involved, whether health or social work professionals or members of associations, as well a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The Chairman.

Article L5211-9-2

I. - A. - Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2, of the present code and by derogation from article L. 1311-2 and the second paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code when a public int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the Alsace Public Fire and Rescue Establishment

Article L1424-99

…e State where the establishment is to have its head office. This order is issued after consultation with the representative of the State in the other administrative district of the State concerned and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-13

…ransactions relating to the management of an account referred to in article L. 522-4, in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister responsible for the economy.II. - Before t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…ee gives its opinion on the conditions for the validity of the clinical investigation, particularly with regard to :the protection of individuals, in particular the protection of participants; -the ad…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

…ent qualification, in order to register for the third-degree state certificate for sports instructors. In addition, the athletes mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article D. 212-73 must present: -…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

I.-Within public interest entities within the meaning of article L. 820-1 and finance companies within the meaning of II of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a specialised committee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

…letin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employment, pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-1

…decision determines the date of the change of jurisdiction and, where necessary, sets out the details. III - A merger between two or more public health institutions is effected either by creating a ne…

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