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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…hic establishments relating to the relocation of film screenings, in accordance with article L. 212-18; 9° It issues approval prior to the creation of film programming groups and agreements and approv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-10 (art. A322-13)

…designated for first aid:Alarm exercises, frequency: 2. Alerting outside help:- the fire brigade on 18 (or 10-digit number);- the ambulance service on 15 (or 10-digit number);- the police or gendarmer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-25

…s, particularly with regard to insurance and the filing of applications, set out in articles R. 331-18 to R. 331-44 of the French Sports Code.Tractor pulling track map(Sectional map)You can consult th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-39

…the medical committees of hospitals, university hospitals and hospitals specialising in psychiatry;18° Two representatives of private for-profit health establishments, including one chairman of an es…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market transparency

Article L762-10

…a French regulated market or on a market for financial instruments admitting shares to trading that may be held in an account with an intermediary referred to inarticle L. 211-3 of the Monetary and Fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

…the dual-use goods and technologies listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfers, brokering and transit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…of harm proposed as part of a penal composition provided for in article 41-2 (2) 10 units of value 18 units of value For a mission to represent the public prosecutor pursuant to article D. 15-3 14 un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-1

…ity, they shall immediately report this to any territorially competent judicial police officer, who may then carry out an identity check under the conditions set out in article 78-3 of the Code of Cri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-53

The Supervisory Board may authorise the Management Board to grant sureties, endorsements or guarantees on behalf of the company, up to a total amount that it shall determine. This authorisation may al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work.

Article L3163-2

…d for young workers. For young employees in commercial and entertainment establishments, exemptions may be granted by the labour inspector on an exceptional basis. A decree of the Council of State als…

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