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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-5

The Board of Directors, after consultation with the directors concerned, shall determine the training organisation(s) or centre(s) responsible for providing the training. At the end of the training co…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European Investigation Order by the French judicial authorities

Article D47-1-5

When issuing a European Investigation Order for the seizure of evidence, the magistrate shall specify in the order: either 1° that the evidence is to be transferred to him; or 2° or that it must be pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-5-1

The basic banking services referred to in III of Article L. 312-1 comprise :1° The basic services referred to in 1° to 8° of article D. 312-5;2° Cash deposits and withdrawals at the counter of the org…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-5-1

For any medicinal product that may give rise to a conditional dispensing prescription as referred to in article L. 5121-12-1-1, and without prejudice to the information provided for in article R. 5132…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 5212-35-4, where the second-hand medical device being transferred has never been put into service, the file is composed solely of the following e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical project and shared care project

Article R6132-5-1

I - A joint medical and nursing committee, comprising equal numbers of members of the group medical committee and members of the group nursing, rehabilitation and medical-technical committee, may be s…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-7

Practitioners placed on compulsory lay-off pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 6152-5-2 may benefit from the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 5424-1 of the Labour Code under th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-5-1

The financial penalties imposed in application of articles L. 464-2, L. 464-3 and L. 464-5 may be subject to a surcharge of up to 10% of their amount, payable by the sanctioned organisation or company…

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