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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-3

A prefectoral order appoints the leading figures in sustainable development and regional planning, dividing them into two colleges. These qualified persons serve a three-year term and may not serve mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-6-1

…ctices referred to in Article L. 420-1 are exempt from the penalties provided for in Article L. 420-6 if that undertaking or association of undertakings has benefited from a total exemption from pecun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-3

…ions mentioned in article R. 3551-5 and by the internal regulations provided for in article R. 3551-6-5.Group leaders are appointed to their posts by joint order of the prefect and the president of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60-1

In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, where the employer is considering modifying an essential element of the employment contract for one of the economic reasons set out in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-6

The location report completes the traceability and mapping documents relating to the furniture and buildings within its scope. The person referred to in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article R6145-66-1

In the event of a decision to make a capital contribution to the companies mentioned in article R. 6145-74, the amount of which exceeds a threshold set by order of the ministers responsible for health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-2

…ed in article L. 5124-8; 5° The armed forces health service medical centres mentioned in article L. 6326-1 ; 6° The pharmaceutical establishments of the National Public Health Agency mentioned in arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-6

…he Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their election, pursuant toArticle L. 612-23-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the companies referred to in 1° of III of Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

…le, the sale has already been the subject of information pursuant to article 18 de la loi n° 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 relative à l'économie sociale et solidaire.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-3

The members of the College are subject to the provisions of Article L. 1451-1. At each meeting, the members of the College shall state, if applicable, that they have a direct or indirect family, profe…

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