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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

…icles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6 shall apply in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;2° Articles L. 1131-1, L. 1131-1-1, L. 1131-1-2, L. 1131-1-3, L. 1131-2-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Residence grants

Article 411-38

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R261

Article R. 15-28 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 15-28.-Officers or agents of the judicial police are competent to carry out their duties in vehicles assigned to the collective transport of passengers,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

…of 11 May 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions or Law no. 2021-689 of 31 May 2021 relating to the management of the end of health crises.

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company'…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-46

…the automatic account of production companies for commercial representation in cinemas for the year 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…and L. 1418-4 are applicable in Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the wording resulting from Act No. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…modernisation of our healthcare system;3° Article L. 2212-4 ; 4° Chapter III, as amended by Act no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;5° Articles L. 2212-1 and L. 2212-5, as amended by Law no. 2022-295 of 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-29

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