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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-14

…he conditions laid down in Title III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The decisions referred to in 1°, 2° and 10° of the same article are enfor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…r the agency. It deliberates on : 1° Multi-year strategic guidelines; 2° The contract of objectives and performance signed with the State; 3° The work programme and the annual activity report; 4° The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-73

…t can be proven that they were actually paid by the production companies in return for writing work and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design work, carried out by authors who are not also…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-72

The sums invested by production companies are paid into a bank account opened specifically for each film.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-18

The Crédit Agricole network comprises the central body, the Regional Banks and the Local Banks referred to in Articles L. 512-34 and L. 512-35. Credit institutions and finance companies that are contr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-11

…t take part in the deliberations of the Enforcement Committee. The Director General of the Treasury and the Director of Social Security, or their representatives, may, except in the case of sanctions,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-10

…sed in the two years preceding their appointment, that they exercise or may exercise in the future; and 3° any office held in a legal entity during the two years preceding his appointment, that he hol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article D612-1

…anque de France under the second paragraph of the same article.The members of the Supervisory Board and the Enforcement Committee, with the exception of the Chairman of the AMF, the Vice-Chairman and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-16

…o regional prefects, as the case may be. This report shall indicate the number of courses organised and their programmes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligations of training providers

Article R2315-14

…al prefect. This decision is taken after consulting the regional committee for employment, training and vocational guidance.

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