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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions of access for journalists

Article R744-37

The journalist shall have access, in compliance with health and safety regulations and the privacy of detainees, to premises accessible to detainees as well as to premises made available to contributo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-30

Voters who are minors may, without the authorisation of their legal representative, be plaintiffs or defendants in a contentious appeal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-32

…a doctor in a company or establishment with fifty or more employees; 2° Observations and formal notices issued by the Labour Inspectorate relating to the tasks of the prevention and occupational healt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-3

Any company carrying out the activities mentioned in Article L. 422-1 on the date of entry into force of the loi n° 90-1052 du 26 novembre 1990 preceded may apply to be entered on the list of industri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-3

…e development and planning problems of the region on which it is obligatorily consulted. In accordance with the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification, it shall contribut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-32

Successive holders of securities created by a credit institution or finance company pursuant to Articles L. 313-30 and L. 313-31 benefit from the rights provided for in respect of endorsement by Artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

…1 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decree no. 93-1429 of 31 December 1993 relating to legal deposit.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-3

…ompany or the supplementary occupational retirement fund under article A. 132-2 must be less than a ceiling calculated as the difference, when positive, between :- 80% of the product of the average ra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-38

In order to carry out the controls provided for in Article L. 511-31 and Article L. 512-72, the central body of savings banks and banques populaires shall carry out on-site investigations and obtain a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Stimulus measures for the video publishing of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 916-37

…determined according to the number of eligible works and the appropriations allocated to the aid concerned, up to a maximum of 25% of the initial aid.In order to receive the increase, the videogram pu…

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