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

Article L212-6-6

…of : 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat, chairman; 2° A member of the Cour des Comptes appointed by the first president of the Cour des Comptes; 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-6

…agenda within a fortnight. It then deliberates validly regardless of the number of members present. An order of the Minister for Labour and the Minister for Transport sets the total number of votes of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…olution may issue a simplified payment institution authorisation when the total amount of payment transactions forecast does not exceed a ceiling set by decree. Before providing payment services, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-6-1

…redit institution for a period of fifteen days from the date of the notice of receipt, or the applicant's hand-delivery of an application to open an account, shall be deemed to constitute a refusal to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6224-6

When territorial councillors suffer an accident in the course of their duties, the local authority pays the amount of the benefits relating to this accident directly to the practitioners, pharmacists,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L6325-6

When territorial councillors suffer an accident in the course of their duties, the local authority pays the amount of the benefits relating to this accident directly to the practitioners, pharmacists,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article L6434-6

When territorial councillors suffer an accident in the course of their duties, the local authority pays the amount of the benefits relating to this accident directly to the practitioners, pharmacists,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-69

Where the investigating or trial court refers the case pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 706-16-1, a copy of the referral decision and, where applicable, of the claim for compensation for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-6

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-6

I. - The provisions of Chapter I, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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