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

Article 311-91

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies that do not hold an automatic audiovisual production account for the preparation of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following gen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable when the temporary loss of discernment of a person is caused by that person and in particular by the voluntary consumption of psychoactive substances

Article D47-37-2

Outside the cases provided for by articles 706-139-1 and D. 47-37-1, where the examining magistrate considers that the temporary loss of discernment of the person under investigation is at least partl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30-1

Prior to any cosmetic surgery procedure using a product intended to remain in the human body for more than thirty days, the practitioner responsible informs the person concerned, and, if applicable, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2-1

In addition to the tasks defined in article D. 4021-2, and with the aim of improving care processes, the quality and safety of care and the competence of healthcare professionals, the National Profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Registration of members of the dietetics profession

Article D4371-1-1

Articles D. 4333-1 to D. 4333-6-1 are applicable to dieticians, subject to the following adaptations:1° In the second sentence of the first paragraph of article D. 4333-1, the words: "in article L. 43…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

Unless the donation identification sequence has already been allocated to tissues or cells from a Member State of the European Union, the donation identification sequence is allocated by the establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article D3332-16-1

The annual statement of account sent to beneficiaries by the administrative account registrar, as provided for in article L. 3332-7-1, includes : 1° Identification of the company and the beneficiary;…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

(1) (Repealed)2. The persons mentioned in 2 of I of article 266 sexies, members of the air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-3

Infringements of the European Commission measures mentioned in Article L. 422-3 are punishable by the fine provided for 5th class contraventions. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with articles 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R514-36

The budget of the municipal credit unions is accompanied by an estimate of financial transactions which group these transactions, according to their purpose, under three headings:1° Loan transactions…

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