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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-12

When there is a professional agreement made compulsory on the basis of article L. 132-25-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, providing in particular for the definition of the production cost of an au…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-65

The laboratory called upon in application of article L. 232-18 shall draw up an analysis report setting out the results of the analyses and the types of methods used.The laboratory shall send the anal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-18

…onsultations and recurring information that the employer makes available to the social and economic committee. This information includes, in particular, all the indicators relating to professional equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-6

…mental maternal and child protection service observe that the health or development of the child is compromised or threatened by ill-treatment, and without prejudice to the powers of and referral to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3711-2

…an, at the latter's request or on his own initiative, via the coordinating physician, a copy of the reports of the medical examinations carried out during the enquiry or investigation, the final indic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article L4135-2

…nting, prudential or statistical data on these risks. Where this obligation to transmit data is not complied with, the supervisory authority may impose sanctions in accordance with the conditions set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-5

…ned in Article R. 232-3 may not be changed from one period to the next without justification in the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4. These reports shall describe the impact of these changes. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7122-20

…ays before the meeting of the Assembly of French Guyana, the President shall send the councillors a report, in whatever form, on each of the matters that must be submitted to them.The projects on whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-27

The owner implements the recommendations mentioned in article R. 1334-20 as follows: 1° The periodic assessment of the state of preservation of materials and products on list A containing asbestos is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…not allow the ticket and payment card to be issued immediately, in particular because the official report is drawn up using the device provided for in Article A. 37-19, the following documents shall…

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