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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…ons for cinema development projects must be accompanied by the following information and documents: 1° The identity of the applicant: surname, first name and address if the applicant is a natural pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-70

…tory and the persons who take part in its work are subject to the obligations set out in article L. 1451-1.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article R6152-73

Hospital practitioners are guaranteed the right to organise.They may not suffer any prejudice or benefit from any advantages because of their trade union commitments.Special leave of absence is grante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-1

…ments of the investigation into a crime or one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge may, at the request of the public pros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…lations, so that these provisions there have identical effects to those produced in mainland France:1° Regulation No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC deriva…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

The marriage certificate will state: 1° The forenames, surnames, occupations, ages, dates and places of birth, domiciles and residences of the spouses; 2° The forenames, surnames, occupations and domi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

The judge shall order the party required to pay the costs or who loses his case to pay:1° To the other party the sum that he determines, in respect of the costs incurred and not included in the costs;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article L211-7-1

The nullity of an insurance contract taken out under article L. 211-1 is not enforceable against the victims or their dependants of the victims of damage arising from a road traffic accident involving…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

…lice prefect, as well as the representatives of the intelligence services mentioned in articles L. 811-2 and L. 811-4 of the Internal Security Code designated for this purpose by a decree of the Conse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-7

…its journey, issue the requisitions and instructions provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 78-2 and in Article 78-2-2. Where the station of departure is located outside national territory, wi…

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