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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties.

Article 459

…ng to comply with reporting or repatriation obligations, or by failing to observe the prescribed procedures or formalities required, or by failing to obtain the required authorisations or by failing t…

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

Article 919-40

…f unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until 31 December 2023, the distribution company mu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of apprenticeship players

Article R6211-4

I.-The resources allocated to the regions for the operating expenses mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 6211-3 are distributed in proportion to the average expenses recorded for each region for the op…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

…n the request for an opinion sent to him: 1° Micro-crèches: establishments with a capacity of 12 places or less; 2° Small crèches: establishments with a capacity of between 13 and 24 places; 3° Crèche…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-4

…in particular, any facts that may constitute violations of the anti-doping rules or a criminal offence. Where the investigation leads to the presumption of the existence of an anti-doping violation, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-4

…ster for the Interior and the Minister for the Budget issued after consultation with the Local Finance Committee.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article LO6432-4-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-41-1

For professions other than those of doctor, nurse and social service assistant, covered by articles L. 4111-2, L. 4311-3 and L. 4331-4 and by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-1

…th the children actually cared for may not be less than two, including, for establishments and services with a capacity of more than twenty-four places, at least one of the professionals mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article D6122-44-1

An army hospital may, with the authorisation of the Minister for Defence and the opinion of the Director General of the relevant regional health agency, participate in a shared medical imaging platfor…

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