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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-7

The articles of the budgets voted by function correspond to: a) Investment section: - for itemisable expenditure and revenue, to groups 90 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental facilities"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval

Article R6332-71

The approval of a training insurance fund for non-salaried employees may be withdrawn, after a reasoned formal notice, if the legal provisions applicable to training insurance funds or the specific co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-6

Where the transfer decision is notified together with a decision on house arrest issued pursuant to article L. 751-2, or a decision on placement in detention issued pursuant to article L. 751-9, the m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

For the application of articles 63,77 and 154, if the requirements of the investigation or inquiry relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-73 requires it, a person's po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-6

With the exception of articles L. 1271-1, L. 1271-7 and L. 1271-8, the provisions of Chapter I of Title VII of Book II of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. Per…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

The Training and Employment Commission of the Higher Mountain Sports Council is made up of the following people: 1° The Head of Training for Sports Professions at the Ministry of Sports, Chairman; 2°…

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

Article 312-6

The following are considered as authors' artistic experience: 1° Writing or directing a cinematographic or audiovisual work of fiction, animation or creative documentary released in cinemas or broadca…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° They must h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

I.-Any commercial company that neither controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial ye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-78

In the event of a vacancy caused by the death or resignation of one or more members of the supervisory board, the supervisory board may, between two general meetings, make provisional appointments. Wh…

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