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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-1

…matic financial aids to which the production companies can claim in application of article 211-26, between 14 October and 29 October 2020, are those fixed in article 917-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L3222-1

…of sentencing are applicable in the case of prosecutions for breaches of the provisions of articles L. 3221-2 to L. 3221-7, subject to the specific measures provided for by this article. The adjournme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Medical centres and mobile care teams of the armed forces health service

Article L6326-1

…d their mobile teams are among the elements of the armed forces health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7. As part of their priority mission mentioned in the same article, they may supply, free of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-1

…annot obtain the production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L. 22…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-17

Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…departmental building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ofessional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause when it includes a specific e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-10

Occupation of a plot of land included within the protection perimeter for the purposes of carrying out the work provided for in article L. 1322-8 may only take place by virtue of an order issued by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-14

The balance sheet of the individual limited liability entrepreneur or, where applicable, the document or documents resulting from the simplified accounting obligations provided for in the second parag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-16

…Book I of Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicable to members of the community council subject…

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