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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-31

Deregistration may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if the company does not comply with the legislative or regulatory provisions governing non-trading professional comp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-1

…on, the summons to the hearing shall be accompanied by a notice recalling the provisions of Article 388-1 of the Civil Code and those of the first paragraph of this Article.When proceedings are brough…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

…article are applied, the Minister for the Economy may authorise the body referred to in article L. 432-2 to :1° Examine guarantee applications jointly with one or more credit insurers involved in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Entry on the roll

Article R532-32

…st thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referencing digital health services and tools in the digital health space

Article R1111-38

…e digital health space service catalogue in accordance with the criteria set out in article R. 1111-37 and gives its opinion to the Minister for Health. Only digital tools and services that have recei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-37

The clerk of a commercial court who wishes to benefit from the provisions of article R. 742-35 must send his application by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or hand it in against a r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-30

When the interested party has sent the relevant delegating federation a declaration in accordance with the provisions of article R. 222-29, the sports agents' commission shall issue him with a certifi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Residence grants

Article 411-39

In order to obtain a final decision on the award of a residency grant, the writer-director must submit, within eighteen months of the provisional decision, a letter of agreement for a residency, setti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-31

The production company has two years from the date of signature of the agreement to apply for a cinematographic exhibition licence, unless an exemption is granted by the President of the Centre nation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Residence grants

Article 411-37

The granting of aid is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid;2° A definitive decision to grant aid once the amount of aid has been determined.

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