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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

I. - The first group comprises the following two categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a populatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the surrender of a foreign national who, having exercised a right of mobility, does not meet the conditions for residence on French territory

Article L621-5

A decision to surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union may be taken in the case of a foreign national holding a valid residence permit bearing the words "EU Blue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-13

I.-The professional associations referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 are approved by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which verifies their representativeness, the competence and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-15

I.-The legal representatives, directors, staff and agents of the associations referred to in I of Article L. 519-11 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The National Commission for Commercial Development.

Article L751-7

I.-Members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial shall comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R625-3

The mandataire judiciaire shall inform each employee by any means of the nature and amount of the admitted or rejected claims and shall indicate the date on which the statement of claims is filed at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-19

The conciliation commission, set up by article L. 6142-11 to settle any difficulties that may arise in connection with the conclusion, renewal or application of the agreements referred to in article L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-10

To set the duration of the re-entry bans referred to in articles L. 612-6 and L. 612-7, the administrative authority shall take into account the length of time the foreign national has been present on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-1-1

The persons mentioned in 1° of article L. 6325-1 who have not completed a second cycle of secondary education and who do not hold a technological or vocational education diploma, the persons mentioned…

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