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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-34

…ersity hospital centres;4° One hospital pharmacist and one hospital biologist covered by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff at university hospital centres…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-27

…stablished against the lessor that he has exercised the rights granted to him under articles L. 145-17 et seq that with a view to fraudulently defeating the tenant's rights, in particular through leas…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other prior declarations

Article R1221-32

The prior declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-17 shall be made by the employer. In the case provided for in 2° of the same article, the declaration is made by the new employer, by registered l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

Where there are one or more plausible reasons to suspect that, following his imprisonment, a convicted person has not complied with the prohibition imposed on him, pursuant to his sentence, from enter…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

Subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Law no. 2000-108 of 10 February 2000, the municipalities, within their territory, and the public cooperation establishments…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 919-5

…least one cinematographic work in the documentary genre:1° Released in cinemas in France in 2020 or 2021 or scheduled to be released in cinemas in 2020 but which could not be released due to the ban o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

…ster for the Economy.This information is collected for the previous calendar year before the end of February each year. It is communicated by the Banque de France to the Minister for the Economy befor…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-112

…ter for the Economy. This information is collected for the previous calendar year before the end of February each year. It is communicated by the Banque de France to the Minister for the Economy befor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D4135-22-4

…the regional council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate stating the total am…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

For pre-production grants awarded in 2020 and 2021, the fifteen-month period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-29 is increased to twenty-four months. This provision also applies to gra…

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