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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

By way of derogation from 1° of article 212-5, for applications submitted in 2021, financial assistance for the development of projects may be awarded to authors who have collaborated on the productio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-1

The provisions of article L. 1243-2 are applicable to organs when they can be preserved. The list of these organs is determined by decree. For the application of these provisions to organs, the issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L3215-1

…s imprisonment and a fine of €15,000 1° For the director of an establishment referred to in article L. 3222-1 to maintain the psychiatric care measure of which a person is the subject, whatever the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-13

The seventh and eighth paragraphs of Article L. 1615-2, the second paragraph of Article L. 1615-3, Articles L. 1615-7, L. 1615-10, L. 1615-11 and L. 1615-12 as well as the fourth paragraph of I of Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L471-1

Article L. 421-7 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force at the time of promulgation of the aforementioned law no. 92-1441 of 31 December 1992.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-1

…rtmental Cinematographic Development Commission) makes its decision within two months of the referral. After this period, the decision is deemed to be favourable. The members of the Commission départe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines for breaches of the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragraph of articles L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-3, articles L. 2212-6 and L. 2212-7 and the first three paragraphs of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-1

…l apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands:- Title I, with the exception of articles L. 4211-6, L. 4211-7, L. 4212-1 and L. 4212-3 ;- Chapters I and II of Title II, with the exception o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-11

…ation to make a declaration prior to recruitment, as ascertained by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-7, will result in a penalty equal to three hundred times the hourly rate of the guaranteed m…

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