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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

The approval granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in application of article R. 212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-14

…ority's financial commitments resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in l'article L. 1414-1;8° A schedule showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contracts;9°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

…ferred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the fields of cinema exhibition, archi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-1

The biological samples mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 232-12 may be taken for the purpose of establishing the profile of relevant parameters in the urine or blood of an athlete for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-4

…of the liberty and custody judge made pursuant to articles L. 3211-12 , L. 3211-12-1 or L. 3222-5-1 may be appealed before the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate. The debate shall…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-2

…application file for the approvals mentioned in b and c and the conditions under which an approval may be withdrawn if one of the conditions under which it was issued is no longer met or if the commi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-6

…e basis of the data available in the procedure file;2° Two fixed ancillary fees, the first of which may be levied where the company concerned has at least one secondary establishment and the second wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-5

…a full hospitalisation measure is released in application of V of article L. 3211-12-1, the patient may, as soon as the measure is released, be subject to psychiatric care in the form mentioned in 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

…vered by these secrets and transmitted to the National Public Health Agency pursuant to Articles L. 1413-6, L. 1413-7 and L. 1413-8 or, where applicable, to other members of the national public health…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-59

…ue service boards, nominated by the chairman of the Assemblée des départements de France; > d) Five mayors elected to the boards of fire and rescue services, nominated by the chairman of the Assemblée…

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