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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article D144-12

I. - Information held by the Banque de France on company directors and sole traders may be communicated to the entities mentioned in article L. 144-1. II. - When it relates to decisions taken in the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-13

Publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents at the request of the Centre national du cinéma et de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-12

Applications for membership of the approved professional association are answered within two months of the date of receipt by the association of a complete application. If the approved professional as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12

In accordance with dispositions de l'article L. 235-1 du code de la sécurité intérieure, les résultats des analyses d'identification par empreintes génétiques mentionnées aux I et II de l'article R. 5…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-13

This is calculated as follows:- 0.70 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissions less than or equal to 50,000;- €0.35 per admission for the fraction of the total number of admissi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the terms of office of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen who have been delegated authority

Article R7125-13

The monthly allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid each month if its monthly amount exceeds €100. If the amount of the allowance is less than €100, payment is made in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-12

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representatives who ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-12

Councillors to the Martinique Assembly and executive councillors are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-12

I.-The studies mentioned in II of Article L. 3512-17 are intended to examine, for each additive, whether it : 1° Contributes to the toxicity or addictive effect of the products in question and whether…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-13

The prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health shall issue the licence provided for in Article L. 4361-4, after obtaining the opinion of the hearing aid practitioners' commis…

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