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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée has the following prerogatives on behalf of the State: 1° He studies and participates in the drafting of legislative and regulatory t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

By way of derogation from article 371-1 of the Civil Code, the doctor or midwife may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for medical decisions to be taken when t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine the conditions under which regulations or decisions relating to technical regulatory or implementation standards adopted by the European Commis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exchange with the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, information relating to credit institution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-7

…n some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or a syndicat mixte form part of a communauté d'agglomération, by the creation of this communauté, by the merger of public establishments of inter-muni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-4

The provision of electronic means of identification is subject to the prior registration of professionals in the sector reference directory of natural persons or in the sector reference directory of l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council of the European Collectivity of Alsace or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-1-1

The provisions of articles L. 2122-2-1, L. 2122-18-1 and L. 2144-2 are not applicable to the City of Paris and the municipalities of Marseille and Lyon.

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