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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-40

Subject to payment, under the conditions provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-4

As part of the search for breaches falling under 1° of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-4

The municipal councils referred to in article L. 2123-22 may vote to increase the duration of the time credits provided for in article L. 2123-2.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-4

The collection of information shall contain a statement inviting the person to provide the information provided for in Article R. 2-5. It also includes a reminder of the provisions of article 10-13.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-4

I. - An imprest administrator carrying out collection and payment operations on behalf of a public accountant is responsible for the custody and safekeeping of the funds and valuables he collects or w…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-4

…he application for registration, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 or articles L. 4222-3 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12.The decision is notified to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-4

…members. If a member does not express an opinion on the minutes one month after they have been sent to him/her, approval is deemed to have been given. The minutes shall indicate the names of all the b…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-44

Pursuant to Article L. 3121-41, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may define the terms and conditions of the organisation of working time and orga…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Natural sweet wines

Article 416

The designation of "vin doux naturel" is reserved for wines whose production is traditional and customary:Vinified directly by the harvesting producers and made exclusively from their harvests of musc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article L531-4

The conditions and time limits for examining applications for asylum submitted to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons are set by decree in the Council of State..

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