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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-2

Placement with a view to full adoption precludes any return of the child to his or her family of origin. It defeats any declaration of filiation and any recognition.If the placement with a view to ado…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-2

The legal status and organisational procedures of the Tourist Office are determined by the Town Council. Where this body takes the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment, the provisi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-2

Persons whose activity is to operate a cinema must hold a licence granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Any person whose purpose is to organise travelling fil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules relating to performance conditions

Article L3114-2

The conditions of performance of a concession contract may take into account considerations relating to the economy, innovation, the environment, the social field or employment, provided that they are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-2

Any natural person who fails to comply with one of the prohibitions set out in article L. 531-11 is liable to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The court may also order the postin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1 : Commission for aid to film distribution

Article 223-40

The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique is made up of three colleges sitting separately.The first college comprises the chairman, a vice-chairman and eleven members. It is respons…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1 : Commission for aid to film distribution

Article 223-39

The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique is made up of twenty-five members, including a chairman and three vice-chairmen, appointed for a renewable term of one year.Their term of o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the appraisal phase

Article R2212-2

…re updated at any time during the award procedure in the event of new circumstances that are likely to substantially alter its general structure.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Movement on French territory

Article R414-2

…eign national applying for the movement document for foreign minors provided for in Article annexed to this code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: Residence permits for family reasons

Article R423-2

A foreign national holding the resident card provided for in article L. 423-6 may have it withdrawn if he or she has ended his or her relationship with a French national within four years of celebrati…

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