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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle I: General provisions

Article 2324

…tractual, depending on whether it is granted by law because of the nature of the claim, by a protective judgment or by an agreement. It is movable or immovable, depending on whether it relates to mova…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subtitle I: General provisions

Article 2325

A contractual security interest may be created by the debtor or by a third party. When it is constituted by a third party, the creditor has an action only on the property assigned as security. The pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Consultative Commission

Article 443-2

The reading committees comprise two readers chosen from a list drawn up each year by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and one member of the Commission des aides au p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Consultative Commission

Article 443-1

The Commission des aides au parcours d'auteur is made up of ten members chosen, for each session, from a list drawn up each year by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-2

…e understood to mean electrical and non-electrical operations carried out in a defined area around live bare parts, the dimensions of which vary according to the voltage range. These dimensions are sp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-3

The definition of operations on electrical installations or in their vicinity and the recommended procedures for carrying them out are set out in approved standards, the references of which are publis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-1

The provisions of this chapter include special requirements for operations carried out on electrical installations or in their vicinity. They do not apply to electrical energy distribution installatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-2

…the fire and rescue services carry out the following missions:1° The prevention and assessment of civil security risks;2° The preparation of safeguard measures and the organisation of rescue resource…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-4

…r the authority of the director of emergency operations, for the implementation of all public and private resources mobilised to carry out emergency operations.In the event of imminent danger, the eme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-1-1

When they are not part of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with jurisdiction over fire and rescue services, municipalities participate in the exercise of jurisdiction over fire an…

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