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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article D3232-5

When it is made aware of the irregular use of the mention provided for in article D. 3232-4, the Agence nationale de santé publique may, after inviting the initiator of the campaign concerned to prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-5

Articles L. 4434-1 to L. 4434-4 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-51

Under the conditions laid down in their articles of association, pharmacists belonging to one of the categories of practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 may manage an internal-use pharmac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-55

Production approval can only be granted if, for the film in question, the delegated production company is up to date with its legal deposit obligations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-58

Application for production approval must be made within eight months of the issue of the cinema exhibition licence.The application for production approval is submitted to the approval committee for it…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-52

Where investment approval is not required, production approval may also be granted for the production of completed feature films that meet the conditions set out in section 1 of this chapter.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-56

Production approval entitles production companies to the calculation of sums representing the automatic financial assistance to which they are entitled, and to the recording of these sums in their aut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-54

For French-initiative cinematographic works, production approval is subject to certification by an auditor of the final cost of the cinematographic work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-57

The application for production approval may only be submitted by the delegated production company.

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