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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-5

In the event of agreement within the coordination group, referred to by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or by ano…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-14

I.-The minimum period required to acquire 240 euros on the personal training account corresponds to :1° For civic service, a period of six continuous months ;2° For the operational military reserve, n…

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

Article R 1424-59

The Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours is made up of forty-three full members appointed by order of the minister in charge of civil protection as follows: a) One Member of Parl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-58-1

…ls from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to practise the profession of nurse in France underarticle L. 4002-5 of the Public…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to the production company

Article D331-1

For the purposes of I of Article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code, a delegated production company is a production company which, as part of a co-production, takes the initiative and financial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Personalised assessment and protective measures

Article D1-3

The purpose of the personalised assessment is to determine whether specific protective measures should be implemented during the criminal proceedings.This assessment is carried out in particular in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to CCI France.

Article D712-25

CCI France benefits from earmarked taxes of all kinds, from the resources mentioned in article L. 710-1 and from contributions from the chambers of commerce and industry. Failing specific arrangements…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 6 : Claiming a pledged object.

Article D514-22

When an item that has been pledged as collateral for a loan is claimed by a person other than the borrower, on the grounds of theft or any other cause, the Caisse remains the receiver of the item, whi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6263-2

For the application of 20° of Article L. 3321-1, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges and for depreciation of assets is mandatory as soon as the risk arises.The President of the Territ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6363-2

For the application of 20° of Article L. 3321-1, the constitution of provisions for risks and charges and for depreciation of assets is mandatory as soon as the risk arises.The President of the Territ…

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