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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-62

…onth from receipt of the above information to submit its observations. In urgent cases, this period may be reduced to eight days. III - If the registration is cancelled, this takes effect at the end o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-32

…Article D. 331-31 the video game in question meets the conditions laid down in I, II a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article R670-1

…s of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle in matters provided for by this code are determined by Article 31 of the law of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into these departments and by articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-3

In the statistical and financial statement provided for in article R. 6332-31, the skills operators authorised in application of article D. 6523-2-1 mention, for the local authority or authorities con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-33

…Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are sent under the simplified dispatch note provided for in the second paragrap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

…other. Failing an agreement, the minimum amount of expenditure mentioned in the previous paragraph may not, until the entry into force of the agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…of article L. 1111-17 as well as article L. 1111-19, the conditions under which certain information may be rendered inaccessible by the holder of the shared medical record in application of the last p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-7

…nces of wilful and involuntary bodily harm and sexual assault provided for in articles 222-9 to 222-31-2 of the Penal Code when they are punishable by a prison sentence of more than five years, the pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-33

…blic distribution of electricity, and subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of Law no. 2000-108 du 10 février 2000 précitée, les autorités concédantes de la distribution d'électricité…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-1

…legated production companies, to the cost of losses linked to the covid-19 epidemic, leading, until 31 March 2023, to the interruption, postponement or abandonment of film shoots taking place on natio…

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