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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…L. 2224-11 to L. 2224-11-2 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 First paragraph of article L. 2224-12 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 L. 2224-12-1-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 First…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-2

…visual works abroad submitted to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée between 20 July 2020 and 31 December 2021, in addition to the expenses mentioned in article 722-19, this aid also he…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-2

…ovisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

…resulting from decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of application of decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code. F…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-47

…to the definitive entry of sums calculated on the basis of commercial representation in cinemas in 2020.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-1

…ollowing provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or their automatic applicability is mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…hich, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the subject in 2020 of a duly completed and certified acceptance of their final version by a television service pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-9

…ns and under the conditions provided for: 1° In the first paragraph of the Article 22 of Decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to administrative social committees in State administrations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…ractitioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time hospit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-58

Notwithstanding article 6 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020, the social committee of each centre is created by a decision of its board of directors.

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