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Showing 651660 of 56728 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 1 June 2023 – no. 21-23393

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-21

Beneficiaries of registrations made or authorisations granted in application of article L. 1333-8 remain subject, where applicable, to the special regulations governing poisonous substances.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-79

1° For cinematographic works belonging to the animation genre and produced in two dimensions, points are allocated as follows:- legal representative of the production company or person acting as produ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-37

…article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-38

…n the…

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

Article 212-9

The direct grant is awarded in the form of a subsidy.It is paid in a single instalment at the time it is awarded.

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

Article 212-8

The amount of the direct grant is set at €10,000 per project.If there is more than one author for the same project, this amount is divided between the authors on the basis of the agreements between th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Adaptation of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-21

If the occupational physician is informed and finds that the worker is assigned to a position presenting particular risks to his health or safety or to that of his colleagues or third parties in the i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2191-21

…le, it is reduced by the corresponding fraction of the guarantee deduction mentioned in article R. 2191-32.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination and election of members

Article R7111-21

Employers' representatives are appointed by the representative organisations of newspaper and press agency managers and audiovisual communication companies. In the event of disagreement, the seat in d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-21

…e syndicat is carried out under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-41.II. - The communauté de communes is also substituted, for the competences that it exercises or…

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