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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-4

…co-producer(s) established in a State participating in the "MEDIA" sub-programme must hold between 20% and 70% of the co-production shares; 2° They must develop a strategy to ensure effective distrib…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-5

…ns of I are only applicable when the following two conditions are met:1° Pursuant to article L. 331-20 and in the manner provided for in that article, the access holder has been recommended by the mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-1

…uthorised in accordance with article L. 5124-3, brokers declared in accordance with article L. 5124-20, dispensing pharmacists holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-4 and in-house pharmac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…one or more medicinal products not falling within the scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Application to the armed forces health service.

Article D1221-53

…spital's medical, nursing, medico-technical and administrative staff. In particular, the hospital's main blood transfusion prescribing departments are represented.The Armed Forces Hospital's internal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R782-4

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-102021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 612-11 and R. 612-12n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R783-4

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-102021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 612-11 and R. 612-12n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R784-4

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-102021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 612-11 and R. 612-12n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-17

…ublic colleges built before 1973; 3° 5%, in proportion to the surface area of mobile classrooms; 4° 20%, in proportion to the number of pupils in public colleges. The 30% intended to take account of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-6

…0 firefighters; c) 1 captain or 1 lieutenant for at least 60 firefighters ; d) 1 major for at least 20 non-officer firefighters or majors; e) 1 warrant officer for at least 12 non-officer firefighters…

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