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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-12

As stated in article R. 234-5 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows: "When a person who keeps animals belonging to one of the species whose flesh or products are intend…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R6145-82

A university hospital centre which creates a subsidiary, takes control of a company within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code or participates, directly or indirectly within the mea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…services. This substitution is notified by the General Council of Mayotte to its co-contractors. ";4° Article L. 1424-18 is amended as follows:a) In the first sentence, the words: "the municipality o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-19

…same Subtitle I, the last two paragraphs of Article 293 and articles 295 to 305 are not applicable; 4° For the application of articles

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-1

…dies whose purpose is the collection, conservation, restoration and dissemination of film heritage; 4° screenings organised as part of non-commercial public services; 5° Free screenings; 6° Open-air s…

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

Article D331-25

…s awarded a total of 2 points if the video game is based on a specifically created visual universe; 4° The "Musical Creation" sub-group is awarded a total of 2 points if one or more pieces of music ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

…oes not exceed the equalising adjustment for good quality assets of the same duration and category; 4° The use of external credit assessments in the calculation of the equalising adjustment must compl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article R1423-55

…f the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council provided for in articles R. 1423-7 and R. 1423-31 ; 4° The administrative activities of the section chairmen and vice-chairmen. 5° The administrative ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-33

I. - Where the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 are part of a group within the meaning of Article L. 511-20, a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3, a group within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-1

…ode, with the exception of those mentioned in 3° of Article L. 931-6-1 of the Social Security Code; 4° Mutual societies and unions of mutual societies governed by Book II of the Mutual Code, with the…

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