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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Subsidies

Article 411-35

…a rewriting grant has twelve months from the date of the award decision to submit a rewriting note and the reworked script to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.In exceptional circums…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6222-3

The functions of President of the Territorial Council are incompatible with the exercise of any other non-elective public function. The functions of President of the Territorial Council are also incom…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6322-3

The functions of President of the Territorial Council are incompatible with the exercise of any other non-elective public function. The functions of President of the Territorial Council are also incom…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-32-1

…dered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be infringing and any thing that has served or was intended to commit the infringement. The court may order the de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-32-2

…ce defined in Article L. 623-32 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalties laid down by l'article 131…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medico-technical committee.

Article D4622-30

…s a year. It draws up its own rules of procedure. It reports its findings to the Board of Directors and, as appropriate, to the inter-company committee or the inspection committee. It makes these avai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article R5212-31

The list of employers who have not fulfilled the obligations defined in articles L. 5212-2 and L. 5212-6 to L. 5212-11 is forwarded by the association mentioned in article L. 5214-1 to the Prefect of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial training

Article D722-30

The failure to fulfil the training obligation provided for in article L. 722-17 and the date of cessation of duties are recorded by the first president of the court of appeal. The first president of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Continuing training

Article D722-33

The duration of continuing education is two days during a calendar year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Continuing training

Article D722-34

Continuing education is organised under the responsibility of the Ecole nationale de la magistrature.

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