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

Article 611-29

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…er 1994, approved by the loi n° 95-1308 du 21 décembre 1995 and published by the décret n° 97-65 du 22 janvier 1997;6° Convention entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R754-1

…olumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 201…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-15

The provisions of articles R. 623-20 to R. 623-22 are applicable to this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-3

Article L. 533-22-1 applies to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…r in the event of a revision of the tariffs for the services mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 162-22-10 or 1° of Article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, the Director General of the Regional…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-17

Proofs of office, ballot papers bearing the names of the titular candidates and their substitutes, the explanatory circular and the ballot envelopes shall be given to voters present in the establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative procedure

Article L741-7

The decision to place the foreign national in detention may not be taken before seven days have elapsed since the end of a previous detention order made with a view to enforcing the same measure. Howe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 823

For the application of the provisions of Article 145 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the examining magistrate may order the provisional incarceration of the person under investigati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-2

Payments made by members of a plan are made payable to the insurance company and are deposited directly into the account(s) referred to in article R. 144-10. Such payments may also be made payable to…

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