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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

The diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (state diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is awarded for the speciality of "sports development" or for the specialit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-7

The following projects are subject to authorisation:1° The creation of a multiple-screen cinema with more than 300 seats, resulting either from a new building or the conversion of an existing building…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Policing of teaching activities

Article D212-95

The departmental councils for youth, sport and community life set up by article 28 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006 on reducing the number and simplifying the composition of various administrativ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

Failing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-4

The requirement for certain shares to be in registered form is deemed to have been met if the conditions set out in Article L. 228-2 of the French Commercial Code are met.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-3

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 211-7, shares issued in French territory and subject to French law, of sociétés par actions, other than SICAVs, sociétés de placement à prépondérance immob…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport

Article D212-52

The diplôme d'Etat supérieur de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport) is awarded for the "sports performance" speciality or the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-6

The inspection covers the implementation of the training with regard to the reference framework for the diploma concerned in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6251-2 of the French Labour Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-7

The members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique must comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I ofarticle 11 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-6-5

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique comprises nine members appointed by decree for a non-renewable term of six years.

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