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

Article 231-17

…ic environment; 3° The entertainment policy pursued by the exhibitor; 4° Networking in small towns; 5° Outreach work, particularly with regard to school audiences and the elderly; 6° Joint operations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article R313-9

…ce c) The effective annual rate of insurance for the entire loan, as defined in article R. 314-12 ; 5° A mention of the possibility for the borrower to take out insurance whose purpose is to guarantee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-7

In the collectivities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-18

…re des médecins;4° A medical biologist appointed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens;5° A representative of the conference of deans of the faculties of medicine;6° A representative of t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-54

The beneficiary of an assignment or pledge of a claim under a contract shall notify or serve this assignment or pledge on the assigning public accounting officer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-55

In the event of an assignment or pledge made in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the notification provided for in article L. 313-28…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operations.

Article L3336-4

It is forbidden to employ or assign minors on work experience to bar service in on-trade pubs, with the exception of the owner's spouse and parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

…d constancy of measurement taking into account their intended purpose and expressed in legal units; 5° Reduce the exposure of patients, users and third parties to emissions of radiation, whether inten…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-32

…han 5% of the companies in the sector belong to a professional organisation representing employers; 5° Where the committee provided for in article L. 2232-9 has not been set up or convened; 6° If it d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

…ation of this permit and a travel document. "; 4° Le 2° de l'article L. 311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament…

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