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

Article 211-112

…upport if they:1° Meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° Are in original French or, if at least two different languages are used, are works in which Frenc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article D142-2

For the purposes of Article L. 142-7, when commitments covered by Article L. 144-2 are transferred, the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in VII of Article L. 144-2 continue to be set up withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1131-2

…erprinting for medical purposes: 1° Cytogenetic analyses, including molecular cytogenetic analyses; 2° Molecular genetic analyses; 3° Any other medical biology analysis prescribed with the intention o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III - Right to warn on public health and environmental issues

Article D4133-2

…hment which the staff representative notes pose a serious risk to public health or the environment; 2° Where applicable, the potential consequences for public health or the environment; 3° Any other i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-23

…combined with the flat-rate amount of the allowance mentioned in article L. 5131-6 is set at €300 ; 2° The coefficient of degressivity mentioned in 2° of article R. 5131-20 is defined as the division…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-28

…ne set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code : a) The additional penalties provided for by 2°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code ; b) Closure, for a period of up to one…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

…rtif (COSMOS) ; c) Three representatives of the Conseil national des employeurs associatifs (CNEA). 2° As regards employees : Eight representatives proposed by the trade union organisations mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-2

Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1142-1-1, L. 1142-2, L. 1142-4, the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1142-8 and Article L. 114…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

…mentioned in articles L. 4311-3 and L. 4321-2, to withdraw them from the market and to recall them; 2° or to make the performance of these operations subject to checks, tests, maintenance rules or cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions.

Article R4644-2

…entrusted to the occupational risk prevention consultant and the procedures for carrying them out; 2° The resources made available to the consultant and the rules defining his access to workplaces an…

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