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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-4

…vironmental protection associations, health system users' associations approved under article L. 1114-1 and approved consumer protection associations, as well as national associations of victims of ac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

…ce of a serious and legitimate interest or the poor performance by the mandatary of his mission...; 4° The conclusion of a conventional mandate between the heirs and the mandatary holding the posthumo…

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

Article 412-13

…n article…

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

Article 422-12

…st one audiovisual work lasting at least 26 minutes that has been broadcast on a television service;4° At least one immersive work;5° At least one theatrical work that has given at least twenty commer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-4

The prior declaration of a temporary employment undertaking provided for in Article L. 1251-45 shall include the following information: 1° An indication of the planned operation: creation of a tempora…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: National Commission for Voting Operations

Article R2122-44

…2122-38; 3° Ensuring that ballot papers and voting materials are printed and sent to each elector; 4° Ensuring that the votes are received; 5° Attending the counting and tallying of votes under the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-4

…rth, nationality, domicile, profession and the nature of the activity carried out in the grouping ; 4° For each of the directors, managers and administrators, a certificate to the effect that they hav…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R773-41

…e replaced by the words: "European regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10";3° In Article R. 562-4, the references to the real estate register and the land register are replaced by the equivalent l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R774-41

I. - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles R. 562-1 to R. 562-9 are applicable by operation of law in Frenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-40

…ing changes in these needs;3° Proposing priorities for medico-social action to the plenary assembly;4° Issuing an opinion on the drafting and updating of the interdepartmental programme to support peo…

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