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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R112-7

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year, convened by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, who sets the agenda.It is also convened by the Chairman at the reque…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to relations between the holder and its suppliers

Article L2232-7

…icles L. 441-10 to L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code, the services referred to in article L. 2213-14 are paid for by the holder of the partnership contract, within the time limits set by regulat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 17: Maintenance and repair of sports and leisure equipment and motorised personal transport devices

Article D224-75

The trader shall keep, where appropriate in dematerialised form, a duplicate copy of the documents communicated to the consumer for a period of two years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-1

…the increase in the flat-rate allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of III of article L. 2334-7, the inter-municipality allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5211-28 and, whe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-2

…r a misdemeanour punishable by a prison sentence received in the criminal record pursuant to 1° and 8° of Article 768, including in the cases provided for in Article 771, the automated national crimin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-7

…s used by the Commission nationale de la certification professionnelle, as amended by decree no. 2007-466 of 28 March 2007 ; -training speciality 313 of the nomenclature of training specialities appro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-77

The diver shall provide proof to the diving master of the skills mentioned in Annexes III-14 a, III-17 a or III-18 a, in particular by presenting a certificate or diploma and, where appropriate, a log…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-7

In the event of damage caused by a defect in a product incorporated into another, the producer of the component part and the producer who carried out the incorporation shall be jointly and severally l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-50

In the event of a referral to the Criminal Appeals Chamber, the decision of the Public Prosecutor and the order of the President of the Judicial Court or the judge delegated by him shall be null and v…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-7

If the Livret A is closed during the year, interest for the period accrued since the start of the year is credited on the day the account is closed.

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