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

Article 231-39

The national section of the art cinema commission comprises :1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Four representatives of cinema exhibitors;4° Three representatives of distributors of cinematographic w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2431-2

The project management tasks are specified in section 2 for building works and in section 3 for infrastructure works. Specific tasks are set out in section 4 when the construction methods or technique…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article D351-2

For the application of the provisions of this chapter in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The words: "15 euros" are replaced by the words: "1,800 CFP francs";2° The words: "500 euros" are replaced by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 nonies

Value added tax becomes chargeable when the advance payment or the price is collected in respect of sales of publications designated in article 298 septies as well as sales of paper by companies invol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 octies

The typesetting and printing of periodical writings are subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax. Also subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax are supplies of information items ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Accessibility of workplaces for disabled workers

Article R4214-28

An order by the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and construction sets out the implementation procedures for ensuring accessibility to workplaces, in particular with regard to horizontal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance

Article R4435-2

A worker whose exposure to noise exceeds the lower exposure values defined in 3° of article R. 4431-2 will benefit, at his request or at that of the occupational physician under the conditions provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-2

For the purposes of this Chapter: 1° Activity involving chemical agents means any work in which chemical agents are used or intended to be used in any process, including production, handling, storage,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article R4422-2

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptations: 1° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-21

The date on which the electoral list is drawn up, the opening and closing dates for the submission of candidacies, the date of the election and the deadline for the receipt of postal votes are set, on…

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