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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-24

The distribution company has a period of one year from the actual release of the cinematographic work in cinemas to provide the financial documents justifying all the financial investment of the distr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-18

The request for authorisation for the individual or collective contractual termination of the employment contract of a trade union delegate, a mandated employee, a member of the inter-company social a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to Wallis and Futuna

Article L423-1

The provisions of articles L. 231-5 and L. 333-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2525-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 2523-9 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seizure operations

Article R3252-25

The civil fine provided for in article L. 3252-9 may not exceed 10,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General obligation to provide information relating to the performance of duties

Article R6152-830

The provisions of this sub-section apply to staff governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 9 of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-4

The provisions of Chapter II of Title I and those of Chapter II of Title IV of Book II of this Part are applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts performed by health professionals

Article L426-1

I.-A guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts performed by self-employed healthcare professionals and mentioned in article L. 1142-1 of the Public Health Cod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-14

The supervisory committee of a people's pension savings plan: 1° Each year, draws up the plan's budget, specifying in particular the conditions and limits under which the supervisory committee may inc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-4

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the implementatio…

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