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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-19

The bathing waters listed are included in the register of protected areas mentioned in article R. 212-4 of the Environment Code. The departmental prefect sends the list of bathing waters surveyed in h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Port establishment staff: compensatory rest for overtime work.

Article D744-2

…clude rest credit systems, hours worked in excess of the weekly working hours defined in article L. 212-5-1 of the French Labour Code only give entitlement to the compensatory rest instituted by the s…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rvices it provides, in particular the organisation of the aptitude tests referred to in articles R. 212-90-1 and R. 212-93; 9° Borrowing ; 10° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 11° registering tradema…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Artistic profession

Article L421-20

A foreign national who works as a performer, as defined in article L. 212-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code, or who is the author of a literary or artistic work as defined in article L. 112-2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-6

…sociations collect the full identity of persons who may be concerned by the provisions ofarticle L. 212-9, under conditions defined by a decree issued after consultation of the Commission nationale de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-24

…al Code, it may also register the mortgage referred to in Article L. 327-3 of this Code, Article L. 212-24 of the French Mutual Code and Article L. 931-23 of the French Social Security Code on the bui…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36

…ment of water resources. Corsica constitutes a hydrographic basin within the meaning of Articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-6 of the Environment Code.The master plan for water development and management provi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-3

…sal. Where the exchanges take place outside a hearing pursuant to articles 446-2 of this Code or L. 212-5-1 of the code de l'organisation judiciaire, the parties are notified by any means of the reque…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

By way of derogation from 1° of article 212-5, for applications submitted in 2021, financial assistance for the development of projects may be awarded to authors who have collaborated on the productio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Infringements of provisions relating to the location of cinemas

Article R434-1

…o be undertaken work for the purpose of carrying out one of the projects provided for in article L. 212-7, or who operates or causes to be operated a cinema subject to the obligations laid down by thi…

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