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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

The creation of digital subtitling and audio description files and the adaptation of these files to any digital broadcast medium must comply with the methodological requirements of the Charter on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to credit institutions, payment institutions and electronic money institutions

Article L754-11

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the article mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-3

Where the project promoter is a local authority, the provider of equity crowdfunding services shall inform it and the investors of the offences set out in Articles 432-10 to 432-12 of the French Penal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-4

I. - Each Specialised Commission shall meet when convened by the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or at the request of half of its members. In the event of absence, the Chairman of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the departmental council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

I.-The articles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-18

The term of office of the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades is identical to the term of office of the governing bodies of the federations mentioned in article A. 212-175…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-19

The federations mentioned in article A. 212-175-15 inform the Minister responsible for sport of the conditions necessary for the presentation of a dan or equivalent grade.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-16

The federations mentioned in article A. 212-175-15 appoint the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades and levels, whose composition is as follows: two-thirds of members repre…

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