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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 223-32

…case, the Commission may, if it considers it necessary, propose to modify the amount of aid granted;2° On the conditions under which the aid granted has been used by the distribution company as well a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-2

Article L. 4751-2 does not apply to this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-2

…r are replaced by the words: the head of the regional department responsible for, and g is deleted ;2° 5° is replaced by the following paragraph: " 5° Le directeur de la caisse générale de sécurité so…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XV: Tax regime for mixed forest management syndicates and forest syndicate groups

Article 239 quinquies

…ax:1° Mixed forest management syndicates defined in articles L. 232-1 et L. 232-2 du code forestier;2° Les groupements syndicaux forestiers prévus aux articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-2 of the same code.I…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R752-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R753-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-2

…e of this care as defined in article L. 6111-2: 1° The data which must be collected and processed ; 2° The nomenclatures and classifications to be adopted; 3° The methods and minimum length of time fo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Special privileges

Article 2332

…longing to the debtor, including, where applicable, the operating furniture and the year's harvest; 2° The cost of preserving a piece of furniture on it; 3° The sale price of a piece of furniture, on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-9

In application of article L. 6523-1-2, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training and the ove…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-1

When serving in the operational reserve of the national gendarmerie, retired members of the national gendarmerie who have had the status of judicial police officer during their activity may be authori…

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