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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-86

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-8

…mbers of the reading committees or readers are subject to the obligations resulting from this chapter. These obligations also apply to persons heard pursuant to articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-8

Art. D. 3112-8 -I.-The application for authorisation shall be sent by the head of the managing body to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the centre is located.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-59

…officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance with the status of principal accounting officer. He or she is appointed by the prefect, with the assent of the departmental or, where applicable,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-8

…allocate the seats of the special negotiating body between the colleges in accordance with article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 2352-5, the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe statuts types

…e region. The number of members of the assembly is set according to the criteria defined in article R. 4031-6 of the Public Health Code. b) Composition of the regional federation of healthcare profess…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7-1

I.-For the application of article L. 132-22 to the contracts mentioned in articles L. 143-1 and L. 144-2, the following information is provided annually: 1° The exact reference date of the information…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater A

…of article 195; >or 2° Or holds a "mobility and inclusion" card under 1°, 2° or 3° of I of Article L. 241-3 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles or one of the cards mentioned in Articles L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article D754-8

Article D. 313-14-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2005-1743 of 30 December 2005.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 223-8

When aid is granted for an annual distribution programme:1° For each film in the programme, the distribution company must submit, within fifteen days of its release in cinemas, the supporting document…

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