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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-5

With the exception of those carried out in the places mentioned in 2° and 3° of article 60-1, excluding the surroundings of these places, visiting rights may only be implemented in the same place for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-7

…ost of the work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French participation;2° Have the effect of increasing the total amount of public aid to more than 50% of the final produc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-6

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3172-1 and L. 3172-2, relating to the monitoring of weekly rest periods, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-6

…atives of bodies involved in the cultural life of Corsica or the promotion of the Corsican language;2° Six representatives of parents' organisations and bodies involved in the educational life of Cors…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-6

Any client or instructing party may check with the union of funds mentioned in article R. 8291-2 that the employees of its co-contractor, of a direct or indirect sub-contractor or of a sub-contractor'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-6

…idered, solely by virtue of this appointment, to have an interest, within the meaning of Article L. 2131-11 of this Code, article 432-12 of the Penal Code or I of article 2 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 O…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-6

…hall, where necessary, lay down the terms and conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2123-2 to L. 2123-5. In particular, they specify the limits within which municipal councils may vote…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D132-6

This section applies to the contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 132-23, including those taken out in the context of supplementary professional retirement activities as defined in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-6

…he terms under which the institutions and bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2 can provide proof that they have consulted the file, in particular in application of article L. 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-68

To assess changes in results and the levels of investment and debt referred to in 1° and 2° of Article D. 6145-67, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency takes into account the structure o…

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