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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 916-42

…es a preliminary selection of the projects after examining the documents mentioned in 2° of article 916-43 on the basis of the criteria mentioned in a of 1° and in c and f of 2° of article 916-40;2° I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resource management

Article R6332-94

The resources allocated to the special section mentioned in article R. 6332-93 are intended : 1° To finance the training costs of the training initiatives mentioned in article L. 6323-16 organised as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment, renewal and extension.

Article R5423-8

The specific solidarity allowance is allocated for a renewable period of six months. However, the allowance is granted for renewable periods of one year to people who have been exempted from seeking e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-9

An omission or misrepresentation on the part of an insured who has not acted in bad faith shall not render the insurance null and void.If it is established before any claim, the insurer has the right…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-9

In sports establishments subject to homologation, a "homologation notice", the model for which is reproduced in appendix III-4 of this code, is displayed in a visible and indelible manner near the mai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-9

When the investment section or the operating section of the budget includes either programme authorisations and payment appropriations, or commitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the Pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

…ration of homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be amended, suspended or withdrawn if the conditions laid down in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-9

…e Dental Assistants' Commission, will issue the practice authorisation provided for in article L. 4393-12, on the basis of an application accompanied by a file presented and examined in accordance wit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905-2

…the inadmissibility of the pleadings and procedural documents pursuant to this article and article 930-1 have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-2

The effects of the marriage referred to in Article

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