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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-11

The marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 may only be granted for a blood-derived medicinal product when it is prepared from blood or blood components collected under the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-1

…of this Title and of the regulations made for their application:1° The agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1, authorised and sworn for this purpose ;2° The agents mentioned in article L. 172-4 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil protection reserves.

Article L3142-102

The provisions applicable to employees serving in the civil security reserve are set out in articles L. 724-7 to L. 724-10 of the French Internal Security Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-10

…parisiens is authorised to carry out any checks necessary for the application of A of I of article L. 2531-6 and article L. 2531-7.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° "Production company" sub-group: a) A maximum of 9 points is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

…group A maximum of 32 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° "Production company" sub-group : a) A maximum of 9 points ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

…25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initiated feature-length cinematographic works, after consulting th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-137

Selective financial aid is awarded for the production of feature-length cinematographic works of cultural interest to the French overseas departments, regions and communities.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-138

…as cultures is granted in consideration of the contribution that the works are likely to make to a better knowledge of the communities, to their enhancement by a wide audience, to the promotion of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-13

The following projects are eligible for writing grants:1° Project for a feature-length cinematographic work;2° Project for an audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, animation or creative documentar…

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