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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

…211-10 and 211-11; 2° Where applicable, the number of points is…

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

Article 211-74

…211-10 and 211-11 shall not be taken into account.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-17

The delegation from each of the representative organisations involved in negotiations in the company comprises the organisation's trade union delegate in the company or, where there is more than one d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

When the employer is subject to a collective bargaining agreement or a unilateral decision of the employer or of a group of employers, the traveller, sales representative or sales agent may, in the ev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-17

When the qualification or, where applicable, the authorisation to practise is registered with the regional health agency, the person concerned is issued with a professional card, the model for which i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-21

In the cases provided for in article L. 224-25-20, the consumer shall inform the trader of his decision to obtain a price reduction. The price reduction is proportional to the difference between the v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-11

The protection order may be appealed within fifteen days of its notification.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the application

Article 1180-11

Once informed that educational assistance proceedings have been opened in respect of the minor, the guardianship judge shall, at the request of the children's judge, forward a copy of any document tha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-17

The sentence enforcement judge may issue a warrant to bring in a convicted offender under his supervision if the latter fails to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him. If the convicted person…

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