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

Article 422-10

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors for writing an elaborate version of projects for works that contribute to the objectives mentioned in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

I. - In the interval between two general reviews, the rental values defined in I and II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-7

…ttee composed, under the chairmanship of the mediator, under conditions determined by the decree provided for in article L. 1144-1. The mediator and the members of the committee are bound by professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-2

…or termination of a fixed-term contract of a member of the committee is subject to the administrative authorisation procedure provided for in Book IV of this Part Two. Employees whose identity appear…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R321-49-5

Discussions before the Sanctions Committee are public. However, the Committee may decide that the hearings will not be public if the person being prosecuted expressly so requests or if their public na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-22

Votes are counted by the committee provided for in article L. 723-13. The results are announced publicly by the chairman of the committee. The list of elected candidates, drawn up in descending order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-12

For each regional cross-industry joint committee, the organisation mentioned in article R. 23-112-1 appoints an agent to declare to the competent regional directorate for companies, competition, consu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8-1

…ay not include more than one auditor. The jury deliberates on the marks proposed by the examination commissions, decides on the final marks and draws up the list of candidates admitted.

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

Article D4622-41

…embers of the committee at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting, together with the relevant documents. This deadline is extended to ten days in the event of an occupational health physici…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of salary

Article R7422-9

…opinion of: 1° Either the competent departmental committees referred to in article R. 7422-1 when several departments are involved; 2° Or the national wages committee when the entire country is involv…

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