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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-24

…thouse cinematographic works provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 232-2

…ments meet the following conditions: 1° Be in compliance with the provisions relating to the siting and construction of cinematographic entertainment establishments provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28-1

…he Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal and the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal and its President shall exercise concurre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to municipalities resulting from a merger with 100,000 inhabitants or less

Article R2113-23

The provisions of Article R. 2511-22 are also applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-26 as it read prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4251-2

…ister for Health, after consulting the commission of medical physicists provided for in article R. 4251-6, will issue the authorisation to practise referred to in article L. 4251-5, on the basis of an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-40-2

…ction of the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee and his deputy may be challenged before the French Polynesia Administrative Court by any member of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-7

…bruary of the year following its award, with a certificate stating the total amount of aid received and specifying that it is non-taxable. The annual declaration provided for in the article 87 du code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-4

…esolution by which the municipal council grants the financial assistance provided for by Article L. 2123-18-4 may specify the terms and conditions for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-6

The maximum amount of this aid is equal to that set by Article D. 7233-8 of the Labour Code, per calendar year and per beneficiary who has used one or more services financed by this aid.It cannot exce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-5

To be eligible for the financial assistance provided by article L. 2123-18-4, the elected representatives concerned must produce any document justifying the use of a universal employment-service vouch…

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