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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

For the purposes of the points scales set out in this paragraph : 1° "Main venues" means the five venues with the greatest number of scenes; 2° "French-speaking country" means any member state of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L811-4

The right of communication provided for in article L. 811-3 is exercised at the request of the competent administrative authority, on an ad hoc basis and free of charge, regardless of the medium used…

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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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-41

The operator of the establishment produces a file in support of his application comprising:1° The operation's articles of association and the references of the operating licences;2° A description of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-4

For the operations referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1, the State in which the risk is situated is considered to be :1° The State in which the property is located, when the insurance relates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article R3313-4

When the agreement has been entirely and exclusively drafted by means of a website managed by the body mentioned inarticle L. 225-1 of the Social Security Code following a procedure likely to guarante…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information

Article R4425-5

The information mentioned in article R. 4425-4 is also made available to labour inspectors, social security prevention officers and the occupational physician.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-4

The manufacture, brokerage, distribution, advertising, offer for sale, sale, import, export or purchase of falsified raw materials for pharmaceutical use as defined in article L. 5138-6 are punishable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

The State, in consultation with the region, establishes strategic guidelines for the implementation of the right to support for young people at risk of exclusion from the labour market as referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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