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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examination of complaints and claims.

Article R1112-91

All users of a health care institution must be given the opportunity to express their grievances orally to the managers of the institution's services. If this is not possible, or if they are not satis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 275

If the parties fail to do so, the expert will inform the judge, who may order the production of the documents, subject to a fine if necessary, or, if appropriate, authorise the expert to disregard the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous and final provisions

Article R4312-91

All decisions taken by the College of Nurses in application of this Code of Deontology shall state the reasons on which they are based. The decisions of the departmental councils may be amended or ann…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-91

…of voters by any means at least one month before the date of the ballot. Within eight days of publication, voters may check the entries and, if necessary, submit applications for registration. Within…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-7

…e amount of aid from the compensation fund is equal to the amount of the additional cost after application of an excess to be borne by the delegated production company.The excess corresponds to 15% of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

…ave the effect of increasing the cumulative amount of sums entered in the automatic account in application of this sub-section and aid received in application of decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

Applications for registration of the decision given by a court of a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acting on a letter rogatory to carry out searches, home visits and seizures of exhibits outside the hours provided for in Article 5…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-22

…he granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the…

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