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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

…er shall identify any zone where workers are likely to be exposed to levels of ionising radiation exceeding: 1° For the whole body, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 0.08 millisieverts per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 B

…f each of the companies in the group, determined under the conditions of ordinary law or in accordance with the procedures set out in article 214. Participation income received by a group company from…

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

Article 222-19

…raphic works that meet the following conditions are eligible for direct allocations: 1° They have received investment approval or, if this has not been requested, production approval; 2° They have bee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-22

…rmation at any time, at the request of the Minister for Research or the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine: 1° The nature of the tissues or cells removed and the number of samples taken…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

…within six months, the situation of personnel and property transferred to the fire and rescue service, after consultation, for personnel, with the competent joint bodies. The mayor of the commune or…

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

Article 222-18

…ions are reserved for distribution companies that:1° Have distributed, in the twenty-four months preceding the application, at least three feature-length cinematographic works, each of which was shown…

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

Article 222-17

Direct grants are awarded for the distribution in cinemas of certain long-running cinematographic works, depending on their broadcasting conditions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-22

In application of Article 1 of the Order of 4 February 2014 establishing the nomenclature of terms for the national master's degree, the title of the degree referred to in Article L. 812-3 is as follo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-22-2

The mayor shall acknowledge receipt, including by electronic means, of the initial declaration and the information supplementing it as soon as possible and no later than one month after the date of re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article L341-22

If an advertiser disseminates or causes to be disseminated advertising that does not comply with the obligations laid down in Article L. 313-54, for a hire-purchase contract and hire with a promise to…

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