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

Article 411-50

If the production company has never received production programme support, the committee may propose to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée that project development sup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-36

The municipal council or the Paris council votes on capital expenditure, after consultation with a committee known as the "equipment programming conference" made up of the mayor of the municipality or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R15-38

In urgent cases, provisional authorisation, valid until the decision of the next general meeting or select committee, may be granted by the doyen of the examining magistrates, on the proposal or after…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-30

The extension of the duration of placement under mobile electronic surveillance provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 763-10 is decided in accordance with the procedures laid down by l'articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-43

Employed members of the Control Committee are fully compensated by their employer for any loss of remuneration resulting from the exercise of their mandate. This compensation takes into account travel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-3

If the regional inter-professional joint committee certifies that the employee's career plan is genuine and serious, the employee has six months from notification of the decision to submit an applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-31

At the end of each course, the person responsible for supervising the course, together with the team that actually provided the training for the candidate and the candidate him/herself, will assess th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Negotiating committee

Article D7343-99

Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by employee representatives appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12 in attending meetings of the negotiating committee shall be advanced by the representative…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-14-3

…eriod, after obtaining the opinion of a territorial practice authorisation committee. A territorial commission for authorisation to practise is set up: 1° For French Guyana and Martinique; 2° For Guad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17

…edures for organising them and drawing up the list of successful candidates.One or more examination commissions, the members of which are appointed by joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister…

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