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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-7

The members of the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique shall fill in a form for the declaration of the interests they hold and the functions they exercise in an economic activity…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…tion of tangible or intangible movable property, except in the case provided for in Article D. 514-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code.\n\t\t\t5\n\t\t\t\tWithdrawal of a lot, in the interest of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-7

The person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued shall be informed that if he or she fails, except on legitimate grounds or, in the absence of provisional execution,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-5

The Management Board is made up of members of the hospital's staff, including a majority of medical, pharmaceutical, midwifery and odontology staff.It has nine members, and eleven in university hospit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-2

…or at the request of persons using an assumed identity pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 706-63-1, order them to be held in camera or to appear under conditions that preserve the anonymity…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-70-2

The President of the Agency, acting on a proposal from the Director of the Testing Department, may appoint coordinating healthcare professionals from among the persons in charge of testing authorised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-7-1

The company whose approval has been suspended may submit written or oral observations. On receipt of these observations, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency has fifteen clear days in wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-1

…to 421-2-5-2 of the same code, may not benefit from the reductions in sentence mentioned in Article 721 of this code only up to a maximum of three months per year of imprisonment and seven days per mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-71

…le L. 225-100, their observations on the report referred to, as the case may be, in article L. 225-37 or article L. 225-68, with regard to the information mentioned in article L. 22-10-11. They attest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-7

The contribution auditors are chosen from among the statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of article L. 822-1 or from among the experts registered on one of the lists drawn up by…

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