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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-10

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this section and subject to the legislative provisions and rules of organisation and operation under private law which are specific to them, the provisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Consultation of voters

Article LO6233-1

I. - The electors of the local authority may be consulted on the decisions that the territorial council intends to take to regulate matters within its remit, with the exception of the opinions and pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-1

I.-The guarantee or equivalent undertaking referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 332-17 must :-be governed by French law and, in the event of a dispute, be subject to the exclusive jurisdic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-4

When a securitisation undertaking or a specialised professional investment fund has several sub-funds, the application of the rules mentioned in articles R. 332-14-2 and A. 332-3 of the Insurance Code…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-2

I.-The risk analysis and measurement system referred to in Article R. 332-13 is described in the internal control report referred to in Article R. 336-1 and comprises : 1° A written loan investment po…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-3

The liabilities of an economic loan fund referred to in article R. 332-14-2 may take one of the following forms: 1° Units, giving rise to identical rights to capital and interest, resulting either fro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-38

The arthouse cinema commission comprises a national panel and five regional panels with jurisdiction depending on where the cinema is located. The regional panels are : 1° The "Ile-de-France, Guadelou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-40

Each regional section of the art cinema commission comprises :1° The chairman of the national section of the art cinemas commission;2° The vice-chairman of the national section of the art cinemas comm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commission for assistance with difficult programming

Article 231-43

The following are members of the commission: 1° The chairman of the art cinema commission; 2° A representative of the "Agence pour le développement régional du cinéma" (ADRC); 3° A financial expert; 4…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commission for assistance with difficult programming

Article 231-42

The Commission des aides à la programmation difficile is made up of four members appointed, with the exception of the Chairman, for a renewable term of three years.

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