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Showing 36713680 of 47464 articles for Art. 3 May 1995

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-3

…rded as follows: "In case of doubt, the head of the labour and social affairs inspection department may hear the person concerned. A check may be made at his request or that of the person concerned by…

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

Article 223-32

The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique may also be asked for its opinion:1° When it appears that the distribution company has not fulfilled the commitments it made in the agreeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-65

Advances may be granted to production companies which, either in respect of audiovisual works they have previously produced during the current year, or in respect of new audiovisual works for which th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-53

The same author may not submit, individually or jointly, more than five applications per year for all the grants awarded to authors in application of this chapter.The same author may submit, individua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

The profession of distiller may only be exercised in a fixed establishment. However, individual derogations may be granted by order of the authority designated by decree on a proposal from the adminis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-3

…nt of the Council of State approves the expenditure of the National Court of Asylum.To this end, he may delegate his signature to the Secretary General and Deputy Secretaries General of the Council of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-3

…cal and teaching resources, excluding teaching qualities, used for vocational training.This control may cover all or part of the organisation's activity, training activities or expenditure.Where neces…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-32

…ne or more members, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 223-31, the court may only rule if the company has been duly challenged through its legal representati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-3

In the bakery and pastry-making sectors, night work for young workers may be authorised before 6 a.m. and, at the earliest, from 4 a.m. to enable young workers to take part in a complete bread or past…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-37

…reservation with a view to subsequent medically assisted procreation are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved from a person from their twenty-ninth birthday until their thirty-seventh birthday;…

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