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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-23

The company informs doctors of the existence of learning programmes. The doctor prescribing the treatment may suggest that his patients who could benefit from this programme take part in it. If the pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Recovery costs

Article L132-23

Infringement of the prohibition on recovery costs mentioned in article L. 121-21 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in propo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-49

The decision authorising the use of the device referred to in article 230-47 shall include all the information needed to identify the places concerned and shall specify its duration. The authorisation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-28

Cinema operators may submit an application for a first classification in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classi…

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

Article 231-20

…articles 231-11 to 231-19, may be subject to a reduction in the amount of f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Work in a hyperbaric environment

Article D4153-23

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to hyperbaric work and to interventions in hyperbaric environments, other than those falling within class 0, as defined in article R. 4461-1. II -The prohibit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-23

If they are unable to attend, the members of the committee referred to in Article L. 2531-12 may be represented. The presidents of the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Educational and financial review

Article R6352-23

The declared training provider sends its educational and financial report to the regional prefect and, when this report is sent in accordance with the procedures defined in the second paragraph, to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-23

The conditions under which List I and List II medicinal products are prescribed, held or distributed may, on public health grounds, be made subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of sub-secti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-23

The capital of the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel may not be formed by share subscriptions. It must be formed by member-policyholders by means of shares. These shares are in registered form. They a…

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