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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-12

The decision of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation, signed by its Chairman, is notified to the respondent or, where applicable, to the person assisting or representing the respondent, to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L424-1

Financial penalties are recovered in the same way as State debts other than taxes and property. The proceeds are paid to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L134-1

The communauté de communes, communauté d'agglomération, communauté urbaine, métropole or métropole de Lyon automatically exercises, in place of its member communes, under the conditions and subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-12

I.- Exceptionally, by way of derogation from article R. 6123-87-1, for Corsica and the overseas departments and regions, and when these territories do not have the corresponding surgical oncology care…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-9

The guarantee is subject to the following conditions: 1° It may only be granted on presentation of the financing plan for the acquisition of a civil vessel or spacecraft, for which the company mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article D6153-90-1

I.-The hospital pharmacy students referred to in article R. 6153-77 receive, where applicable: 1° A flat-rate transport allowance when they complete a placement outside their home university hospital…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article R6153-91-1

In order to exercise their trade union rights, which are recognised in their capacity as public servants, pharmacy students may set up, join and hold office in trade union organisations. They may not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment transactions.

Article R442-9-1

The guarantee for political and transfer risks may cover investments abroad where these are of interest for the development of the French economy and have not yet been committed or have been committed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

Metropole de Lyon is obliged to:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-95-1

To take account of geographical distance or professional or medical constraints, the chairman of the panel called upon to reach a decision may decide, with the agreement of the person subject to the d…

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