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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Origin of goods.

Article 34

1. On importation, customs duties are levied according to the origin of the goods, except where special provisions for the granting of preferential tariffs are laid down by international commitments i…

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

Article 321-2

The award of financial aid for the writing, pre-production, production of immersive works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-3

The time devoted to the duties of Chairman of the Institutional Medical Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board is included in the working hours of the practitioners concerned. A functional…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-33

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: State contribution to the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters

Article L1424-36-3

For the application of article L. 723-9 of the internal security code, the State's contribution to the cost of the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters is the subject of an a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-3

…ributed each year between the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services and the commune of Marseille on the basis of an amount established, in metropolitan departments, by defence and secu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-3

The mandate given pursuant to Article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article R4424-32-3

…ssistance mission defined by article L. 3232-1-1 is provided by the Corsican local authority or one of its public establishments, the agreement provided for in article R. 3232-1-1 is entered into betw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article D4422-30-3

I.-A representative of the Corsican Massif Committee referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 4421-3 and his replacement are appointed by the standing committee provided for in the third parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-3

The authorisation holder must ensure continuity of care. Through the organisation it puts in place, it guarantees the intervention of a doctor within a timeframe compatible with patient safety. This o…

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