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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-27

…itarian associations shall have access, under the conditions set out in this sub-section, to places of detention.This access must not hinder the operation of the place of detention or the activities c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L912-3

In the second paragraph of Article L. 225-102, the words: "as well as by the employees of a société coopérative de production within the meaning of the loi n° 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-10

Applications made pursuant to Articles 41, 50, Article 56(6), Article 57 or Article 68(2) and (3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

In addition to the labour inspectors mentioned in Article L. 8112-1, customs officers, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers, mining engineers and industrial and mining engineers ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

Administrative detention centres meet the following standards:1° A minimum usable surface area of ten square metres per detainee, including rooms and areas freely accessible during working hours;2° No…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-35

In order to relaunch the production and preparation of audiovisual works, direct allocations are granted in addition to the sums invested pursuant to Articles 211-66 and 311-57, in respect of applicat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-36

In order to encourage new audiovisual projects, the limit provided for in article 311-74 is raised to 50% for 2021.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

In order to take account of delays in production activity linked to the introduction of health measures, works which, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15

Veterinarians established in another Member State of the European Union performing professional acts on an occasional basis, after having declared themselves as service providers, are subject to the p…

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