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Showing 661670 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

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 212-32

…s must, depending on the case :1° Submit the first screenplay by an author who has artistic experience in the film or audiovisual field, or who has written or directed, in the ten years preceding the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-21

…2141-20, is not authorised to store gametes for donation, it shall hand them over to an authorised centre. It shall also send the centre a copy of the file of the person concerned, under conditions d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210 C

…ed are effectively attached to a permanent establishment of the foreign legal entity located in France. 3. The provisions of articles 210 A to 210 B do not apply to mergers, demergers and partial cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

I.-When the substances or mixtures mentioned in article R. 1342-20, as well as the substances and mixtures classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction of categories 1A and 1B are h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-21

…rry out operations or work which require him to be on the roof of the passenger compartment of a piece of equipment while it is in motion under the following cumulative conditions: 1° The equipment is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-21

Medical devices must be designed and manufactured, taking into account the generally recognised state of the art, in such a way that, when used in accordance with their intended purpose and under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-21

…ives of the State or its public establishments;4° Representatives of foundations or associations concerned or other qualified individuals.The chairman of the board of directors is appointed by order o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-2

…quid assets recorded at the time of each net asset value calculation for the current year may not exceed one-fifth of the sum of net assets for the same period. The AMF Board may decide to make except…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-21

In the absence of a collective agreement or arrangement and provided that the employer has entered into fair and serious negotiations with a view to concluding such an agreement, workers may be assign…

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