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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups.

Article L1255-13

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1253-1 to L. 1253-10 and L. 1253-17 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-4

Genetic counsellors may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. Where the evide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-3

A decree may create inter-regional health agencies and entrust inter-regional powers to one or more regional health agencies.A Conseil d'Etat decree may entrust a single regional health agency with th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-4

Any person subject to compulsory insurance who, having applied to take out a policy with an insurance undertaking whose articles of association do not prohibit the assumption of the risk in question b…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-3-2

A holiday village may include accommodation made up in whole or in part of dwellings spread over the territory of the commune where the reception office and the collective buildings are located, or ov…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-9

…s Chairman, or resigns or dies, a replacement will be appointed under the same conditions for the remainder of the term. If this appointment is made less than one year before the expiry of the term of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Infringements of the obligation to control access by minors to cinemas

Article R432-3

If a person in charge of the management of a cinema or responsible for controlling access to cinemas wilfully allows one of these minors to enter a cinema where a film is being shown, the showing of w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-39

In accordance with the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-5

…t payment is made through a bailiff. Where a public administration is subrogated to the rights of a maintenance creditor, it may itself make the application for direct payment and avail itself of the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-15

The parties are notified of the decision by the court clerk's office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the decision is sent on the same day by simple letter to the partie…

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