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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-51

…ions:1° The production company requests the use of the financial envelope in sums of a minimum of €25,000 for the production of each work;2° The production company may request the use of up to 20% of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the transfer of activities

Article L613-52

The resolution college may decide to transfer, on one or more occasions, to one or more purchasers other than a bridge institution, all or part of the equity securities mentioned in Chapter II of Titl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R734-5

…e:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 123-1 and R. 123-2No. 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are deleted;2° In article R. 123-1:a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-5

…ng time between the days of the week or the weeks of the month and the limits within which overtime may be worked ; 2° For an employee employed under a collective bargaining agreement mentioned in Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-5

…urt-appointed administrators and court-appointed agents who have practised for at least seven years may also be admitted to sit the aptitude examination for the duties of auditor. The training period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The running of pharmacies.

Article R4235-55

…by professional secrecy. However, the pharmacist in charge or the pharmacist managing a dispensary may make the prescription medicines mentioned in article R. 5121-202 directly accessible to the publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-5

…her full-time or part-time, for a period equivalent to two years full-time over the last ten years, may also practise in an in-house-use pharmacy; 2° after 1 June 2017 and until 1 June 2025 resumes pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary law

Article R6352-5

…ivered to the person concerned against a receipt;2° During the interview, the trainee or apprentice may be assisted by a person of his choice, in particular the course delegate. The notice referred to…

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

Article R5126-59

I.-Medicinal products meeting the following conditions may be included on the list provided for in article R. 5126-58: 1° They benefit from a marketing authorisation, a parallel import authorisation m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles

Article A823-5

…ry auditors, the elements relating to the planning of the audit are defined in a concerted manner. 05. Where the statutory auditor is required to certify both the annual accounts and the consolidated…

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