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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

To carry out the analysis programme provided for in articles R. 1321-10, R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, wat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article L2213-15

The surveillance operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2213-14 alone give entitlement to fees, the amount of which, set by the mayor after consulting the municipal council, is betw…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21

In the case provided for in article R. 3332-20, where the employee savings plan has not been set up in application of an agreement with the personnel, the social and economic committee, where it exist…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-9

When submitting the application for planning permission for the structure that is the subject of the application for approval of a sports arena subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-5 and L. 31…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-8

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education and Research may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in Article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…organisations or foreign States, under the conditions laid down by the articles 112 à 114 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…y also benefits from the special financial resources available to the Corsican region under the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences et de ce…

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