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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 712-9

…amount of aid is set after consultation with the costing committee set up for the allocation of aid to world cinemas under the provisions of article 712-1. It may not exceed the amount of support for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Training leave for employees aged 25 and under

Article R6322-75

Deferral of leave does not remove the right to leave for an employee who reaches :1° Twenty-six years of age after submitting his application ; 2° Twenty-four months of professional activity after sub…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-7

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 214-1 of the Environment Code, the use of water for human consumption, with the exception of natural mineral water, is subject to authorisation fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-3

The information contained in bulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it relates to a conviction handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition.

Article R4532-78

…mpany college for safety, health and working conditions comprises: 1° The health and safety coordinators; 2° The project manager appointed by the project owner; 3° The contractors; 4° Employees workin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-78

Compensation for the types of loss and injury selected in application of this chapter shall take into account, where applicable, any compensation for loss and injury previously awarded in application…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-21

The sums entered in the automatic foreign promotion account may be invested either in the foreign promotion of specific cinematographic works or in the foreign promotion of the companies' catalogue of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7-6

The public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5 who contributes to the management and preservation of water resources draws up and implements an action plan to help maintain or improve the quality…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7-5

…responsible for the production of water who provides all or part of the abstraction may contribute to the management and preservation of water resources. This contribution is compulsory when all or p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-7

…If one of these ceilings is exceeded, the guarantee fund implements a strategy as soon as possible to ensure compliance and reports regularly to the Board of Directors on the results of this strategy…

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