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

Article 321-26

Support for the production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4371-6

The committee of dieticians for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises :1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his/her representative, as Chairma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-551

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-636

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven years for practitioners born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-719

The age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of this section is set at sixty-seven for those born on or after 1 January 1955. As a transitional measure, the age limit applicable to these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-44

The general co-ordination plan is attached to the other documents provided by the project owner to contractors intending to enter into a contract. In particular, it sets out: 1° Administrative informa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-2

Reports of offences under article L. 3336-4 and this chapter shall be forwarded to the Public Prosecutor within three days, including the day on which the offence is recorded.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-9

Applications for the assignment of the compulsory licence, its withdrawal or the revision of the conditions under which it was granted are subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R2263-1

Failure to implement the obligation provided for in article R. 2262-3 or to send the employee the document provided for in article R. 2262-4 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-3

For the purposes of II of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and send to the other competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union…

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