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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-66

…he production of feature-length cinematographic works belonging to the animation genre. This option may only be exercised if the following conditions are met: 1° At least 50% of the cost of the prepar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-6

…r intervention to which he or she is subject under the conditions provided for in article L. 1111-5 may object to the doctor or midwife who carried out this preventive action, screening, diagnosis, tr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-3

…icer or, under the latter's supervision, the judicial police officer or the investigation assistant may, by any means, request any qualified person registered on one of the lists provided for in artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-6

…tate of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may be authorised, under the conditions defined in this section, to transfer all or part of their po…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-80

…e Investigating Chamber deems it necessary to hear the person placed under judicial supervision, it may use the means of telecommunication mentioned in Article 706-71, whether the person in question i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-6

…not disproportionate, taking into account the assistance provided for in article L. 5213-10 , which may offset all or part of the expenses incurred by the employer in this respect. Refusal to take mea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-64

…vent the specific risks arising from : a) The performance by other companies of dangerous work that may affect the health and safety of the company's workers or the self-employed worker; b) Constraint…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-6

…and Community Life. II - For the purposes mentioned in 4° of article R. 5151-3, the account holder may decide to make all or part of the data from his personal space accessible to other account holde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Reservations relating to public policy and polygamy

Article L412-6

No residence document may be issued to a foreigner living in France in a state of polygamy. Any residence document held by a foreigner in such a situation will be withdrawn. The situation of the spous…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Recruitment.

Article L1221-6

The information requested, in any form whatsoever, from a job applicant may only be used to assess his/her ability to hold the post offered or his/her professional aptitudes.This information must have…

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