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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-39

…stablished in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-3

…ry four state-qualified nurses;2° One nursery assistant or auxiliary nurse for every four open beds;3° A masseur-physiotherapist seven days a week, with proven experience in paediatric critical care;4…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 311-3

…directors or managers as well as the majority of directors who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-3

…This allowance is subject to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension scheme for non-tenure…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Parental authority over the person of the child

Article 371-3

The child may not, without the permission of the father and mother, leave the family home and may only be removed from it in cases of necessity as determined by law.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-3

…st of the information it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 511-3-2 and which must be communicated to it as part of the notification provided for in I of Article L.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Involvement of third parties

Article 373-3

…mong the child's relatives. The matter shall be referred to and decided in accordance with articles 373-2-8 and 373-2-11.In exceptional circumstances, the family court judge who rules on how parental…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31

The director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person proving that they have that nationality.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 360

Simple adoption confers on the adopted person a filiation which is added to his or her filiation of origin in accordance with the procedures laid down in this chapter. The adopted person continues to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 361

…etween the adopter and the spouse or partner bound by a civil solidarity pact of the adopted person;3° Between the adopted children of the same adopter;4° Between the adopted person and the children o…

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