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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux.

Article R2573-55

A commission placed under the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia sets each year the categories of priority operations eligible for the subsidies mentioned in Article R. 2573-54 and,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6

…Mayotte.The latter obtains the opinion of the joint territorial social committee, the consultative commission for volunteer firefighters and the administrative and technical commission of the fire an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation

Article R4133-6

…e Medical Association), the Conseils Nationaux Professionnels (National Professional Councils), the Commissions et Conférences Médicales d'Établissements (Institutional Medical Commissions and Confere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-16

…erred to in Article L. 5422-22 is granted by the Prime Minister, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-9

…nt's activities. The opinions issued by the local nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care commission are forwarded to the nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care commission.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-8

Authors of original graphic and plastic works who are nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area benefit from a resale rig…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1

The undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 may not commence their operations until they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de ré…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 18 points are allocated as follows: 1° The "Locations" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 7 points, distributed as follows: a) Alternatively:when a relati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

The provisions mentioned in article R. 426-3 must, at all times, be represented by equivalent assets located within the territory of a Member State of the European Community or another State party to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AF

I.-Where an intermediary is subject to a reporting obligation similar to that provided for in Article 1649 AD in several European Union Member States, the cross-border scheme is declared exclusively t…

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