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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of acts of other administrative authorities and bodies

Article A112-36

…nt to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-35

Where a call for competition is made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, access to the consultation documents shall be provided as soon as possible and no later than the d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-36

Where certain consultation documents are not published on a buyer profile because the contracting entity imposes requirements on the selected participants to protect the confidentiality of certain inf…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R744-39

When a journalist holding the professional identity card referred to in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code accompanies a member of parliament, senator or representative to the European Parliament el…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-25

For works belonging to the music video genre, the award of financial aid for production is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial aid for the preparation and development of audiovisual projects

Article 312-2

The award of financial aid for the preparation and development of audiovisual work projects is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain cat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-37

All volunteer firefighters or volunteers on civic service with the firefighters benefit, from the start of their period of commitment, from initial training and, subsequently, from ongoing training.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-38

The training costs of volunteer firefighters constitute compulsory expenditure for the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental or territorial fire and resc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-39

The fire and rescue services contribute to the funding of training for volunteer fire brigade officers provided by their national public training establishment.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…latest within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or c…

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