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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-18

…212-17 ; 3° A la préparation des œuvres audiovisuelles, prévues par les articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-3

…plicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Order no. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, insofar as they concern students carrying out an activity as part of a commitment t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

…Article L. 115-17 and by all other interruptive acts under common law. Complaints are add…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article D814-58-3

…the second paragraph of article L. 628-7 ;d) The information provided for in IV of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13 ;e) The notice and the creditor's response provided for in article L. 622-27 ;f) Th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

The parties to the contract may not depart from the provisions of articles L. 171-3, L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…pplication of 4° of article L. 2111-1 and article L. 2111-2 of this code, as well as article L. 421-17-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, the president of the departmental council orga…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

…424-5, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-10 or L. 426-17.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-37

…rovisions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the articles 41 and 44 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-105

…ncing organisations or credit institutions meeting the conditions set out in III of Article L. 3332-17-1 of the French Labour Code.The establishment distributing the Livret de Développement Durable et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-31

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 7124-17 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros : 1° For the father, mother, guardian or employer, and generally any pe…

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