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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 431-2

Audiovisual works that are original French-language and that are intended to be made available to the public for the first time on a digital platform are eligible for support for creation and distribu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Accommodation.

Article L4433-23

…in the capital of property companies created in the overseas regions pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 2 of the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Accommodation.

Article L4433-24

…r housing is decided, after consultation with the regional housing council, by the State representative.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion will be able to create semi-public companies for the purpose of air or sea transport. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-20

…es for State approval for air and sea routes serving these regions. Each year, the State representative submits a report to the Regional Council on the conditions of air and sea services in the region…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Accommodation.

Article L4433-22

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion define the actions they intend to carry out in terms of housing, following the opinion or, where appropriate, the proposal of the local authorities, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-2

…article unless, in compliance with the principles laid down in this title, it provides at least equivalent benefits for employees. The basis of calculation may therefore be one third of net profit fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-2

…opean Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, its authorised representative, having become aware of a serious incident occurring on French territory, concerning this device…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Private health establishments

Article L6417-2

For the purposes of this chapter, the first paragraph of Article L. 6161-1 reads as follows: "In private establishments, whatever their status, employees are represented on the boards of directors or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-2

…it may, within two months of the date on which the act became enforceable, request the representative of the State to implement the procedure provided for in article LO 6242-1. For the acts mentione…

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