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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-4

For the purposes of Article L. 561-4, insurance mediation by the persons referred to in 3° bis of Article L. 561-2 constitutes an ancillary financial activity for which these persons are exempt from t…

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

Article 916-44

…man, chosen for their expertise in the fields of manufacturing, production or distribution of cinematographic, audiovisual and multimedia works.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 916-45

…itions for payment of the grant and the circumstances in which it is repaid.When a grant is awarded to several companies or organisations developing a joint project, the agreement is concluded with th…

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

Article 916-42

The award decision is taken after a committee has given its opinion under the following conditions:1° The committee makes a preliminary selection of the projects after examining the documents mentione…

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

Article 916-43

In order to receive support, the company or organisation must submit the following electronically:1° The application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° At the preli…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 483

An executed mandate terminates by:1° The restoration of the personal faculties of the person concerned established at the request of the principal or the agent, in the forms provided for in article 48…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R8

…ion for judicial police officers of the national police is composed as follows:1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-420

Contractual practitioners recruited under article R. 6152-403 and working full-time are entitled to eight working days' training leave per year. This period is set at five working days for part-time p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-422

…arry out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 during their working hours, up to a limit of two half-days per week, calculated as an average over a period of four months.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-419

In addition to the annual leave granted to them under the conditions defined in article R. 6152-418, contractual practitioners are entitled to the leave provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 6152-35…

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