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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-57

…oduction and preparation of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following genres:1° Fiction;2° Animation;3° Creative documentary;4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jumping sessions

Article A322-153

…nt is ensured by a number of boats according to the number of people and equipment to be recovered; 2° Night jumps: participants must be identifiable and able to determine their opening height. The la…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for house arrest to enforce a removal order

Article L732-8

A decision to place a person under house arrest taken pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4° or 5° of article L. 731-1 may be challenged before the president of the administrative court within forty-eight hours o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article R561-37-1

…the judicial police referred to in Articles 60-1, 77-1 and 99-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Requests for information that are sent to it pursuant toArticle L. 561-29, when they relate to te…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385-1

In the cases provided for by articles 388-1 and 388-2, a plea based on a ground of nullity or on a clause of the insurance contract and seeking to exclude the insurer from the case must, on pain of fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content of the digital health space

Article R1111-27

…for a representation measure relating to a person of age, contact details of the attending doctor; 2° His/her shared medical file, including the elements mentioned in article R. 1111-42; 3° a) Their…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-7

…oked or limit the scope of his application to some of the goods or services invoked or referred to; 2° The applicant for revocation may limit the scope of his application to some of the goods or servi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-4

…prentice training centre, in particular : 1° The apprentice training centre's educational project ; 2° The general conditions for welcoming and supporting apprentices, particularly disabled apprentice…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-21

…artistic training for authors: 1° Training provided by: a) An art college; b) An animation college; 2° Initial training specialising in audiovisual writing or directing provided by a school or univers…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

In the case referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution exercises general supervision over transactions between insurance or reinsuranc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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