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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-31

…r custody of a child, to deliver, free of charge or for consideration, their child, ward or apprentice under the age of sixteen years to persons exercising the professions referred to in article L. 71…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…xpenses deductible in determining net income include:1° For urban properties:a) Repair and maintenance expenses actually borne by the owner;a bis) Insurance premiums;a ter) The amount of expenses born…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article R3443-3

…ated in full in proportion to the number of births recorded between the seventh and fourth years preceding the year in which the grant is allocated.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3

Failure by the owners of the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-14 to comply with one of the obligations defined in the first paragraph of article R. 1334-16, articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-37

…team carrying out whole blood sampling at a fixed or mobile site includes, in addition to the presence of a person mentioned in II of Article R. 1222-17: a) A person authorised to carry out the sampli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-34

Without prejudice to the application of Article 44 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, the Director General of the National Police and the Director General of the National Gendarmerie shall jointly re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other prior declarations

Article R1221-32

…ation is made by the new employer, by registered letter addressed to the Labour Inspectorate. The receipt for the letter is presented by the employer at the request of the Labour Inspectorate during i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-37

…are establishment mentioned in article R. 2324-17 organises time for analysis of professional practices for members of the establishment's team responsible for supervising children under the following…

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

Article 212-31

…gible for screenplay rewriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° Where the rewrite concerns a first screenplay, provide evidence of artistic experience in the film or audiovisual field,…

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

Article 212-30

Screenplay rewriting grants are intended for projects presented in the form of a dialogue continuity for which additional writing work is required.

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