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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-9

The screenings mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-3

…allocation of tourism and hotel facilities in the coastal strip are set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audience measurement

Article L7343-8

In order to draw up the electoral list, the platforms referred to in Article L. 7342-1 shall transmit to the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi the data required to compile the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of States that are not members of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-7

…financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers may enter into coope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-3

It is punishable in the same way as the offence referred to in Article L. 1454-7 and under the same conditions as those laid down in Articles L. 1454-9 and L. 1454-10 the fact of receiving benefits in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-4

Compensation awarded pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the commission set up by article 706-4 of this Code, as well as the compensation and provisions provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-1

…of application of Chapter II of Title I and those of this Title to the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, the Hospices civils de Lyon, the Assistance publique de Marseille and national public esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-2

When the contracting public entity accepts, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 313-29-1 or Article L. 513-14, one or more assignments of receivables, each of which relates to all or part…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-4

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the contributions collected by the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code andArticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-1

The extemporaneous preparation of veterinary medicinal products by the persons mentioned in article L. 5143-2 is carried out in accordance with good preparation practice, the principles of which are l…

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