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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-6

The deliberations relating to the budget provided for in 2° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-10

A medical biology examination may also be carried out at the patient's request, under the conditions of reimbursement and information set out inarticle L. 162-13-2 of the Social Security Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

…passing the "Pass nautique" test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the French Sports Code ; 2° The certificate of safe swimming skills (ASNS) validated during school time referred to inarticle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-9

…directly accessible, via a secure electronic communications system: 1° To the judicial authorities; 2° To criminal investigation officers, in the context of proceedings concerning one of the offences…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…as exceeded, directly or indirectly, the threshold of three-tenths of the capital or voting rights; 2° Or the number of shares it held prior to crossing the threshold of one hundredth of the capital o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups

Article R1255-9

Any person referred to in article D. 1253-2 and in the last paragraph of article D. 1253-4 who transmits inaccurate information or fails to notify any changes within the period specified in these arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

…e 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019; 2° A class 2 investment firm, which is neither a class 1 bis investment firm nor a class 3 investmen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-43

The programming commitments mentioned in 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

…theft; - indecent assault or sexual assault; - concealment; - intentional assault and battery ; 2° If he or she has been convicted of a crime or one of the offences mentioned in 1° of this article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-7

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable to Réunion.

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