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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 442-5

…one year from the date of the award decision to provide the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée with proof of the progress of the project.In exceptional circumstances and at the reasoned re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…2° Crimes of torture or acts of barbarism provided for in articles 222-1 to 222-6 of the same code and crimes of violence against a minor of fifteen years of age resulting in permanent mutilation or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-4

…of the provisions of article L. 4221-1, those of Book III as well as articles L. 4411-7, L. 4525-1 and L. 4721-4 and the decrees issued for their application, the judgment shall also set the time lim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article R625-4

The mandataire judiciaire or the commissaire à l'exécution du plan shall return to the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Code du travail the sums advanced by them that have not been…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-5

The judge shall rule on the choice of the person to be empowered and the extent of the empowerment, ensuring that the proposed arrangement is consistent with the property and, where applicable, person…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-4

…thout prejudice to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 233-4, citizens of the European Union subject to transitional measures by their accession treaty who wish to work in France are r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-41

The derogations provided for in Article R. 1321-40 concern the values of the following parameters:1° With regard to 2°:a) Colouring (after simple filtration) ;b) (Repealed) ;c) Sulphates ;d) Nitrates…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-4

…unishable by a fine of €7,500. The perpetrator of this offence is liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for violence resulting in total incapacity to work for eight days or less…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-41

The exhumation of the body of a person suffering, at the time of death, from one of the transmissible infections listed in a and b of article R. 2213-2-1, may only be authorised after the expiry of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for the Paramedical Professions.

Article D4381-4

…High Council of the Paramedical Professions meets at least twice a year when convened by its chairman. A meeting is convened automatically when requested by the Minister for Health or by one third of…

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