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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-5

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique comprises nine members appointed by decree for a non-renewable term of six years.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-8

…nistrative authority competent to take the homologation or validation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-1 is that of the place where the company or establishment concerned by the collective red…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-5

…he Regional Health Agency shall have the powers and implement the procedure provided for in article L. 6323-1-12 for health centres.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-4

The regional health agencies may enter into a contract with the organisations mentioned inarticle L. 111-1 of the Mutual Health Code and the doctors employed by these organisations, on the basis of wh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…back to the first violation in the cases provided for in the penultimate paragraph of I of article L. 232-23-3-8; 3° possibly obtained in disregard of the suspension in the cases provided for in IV o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-5

The deliberation referred to in the first paragraph of IVa of article L. 324-1-1 specifies, on the basis of an analysis of the specific situation of the municipality: 1° The principles for implementin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-57-1

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article L. 356-23, events presenting one of the following characteristics are at least considered as major events within the meaning of Article L. 355-5: a)…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conservatory measures.

Article R622-5-1

…fered to them of requesting the benefit of the provisions of the procedure provided for in articles L. 711-1 et seq. of the Consumer Code.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50-1

For the purposes of XII of Article L. 612-40 and subject to the second paragraph below, the Enforcement Committee's decisions are published for at least five years in the AMF's official register, whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-51-1

When, in the cases provided for in the eleventh paragraph of Article L. 612-39 and in the last paragraph of B of I of Article L. 612-40 where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has p…

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