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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-3

The national police officers referred to in 3° of Article 16 may only be authorised to effectively exercise the powers attached to their status as judicial police officers when they are assigned to a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article L421-34

A foreign national who works in a seasonal job, as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and who undertakes to maintain his or her usual residence outside France, will be issued with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-28

…sts associated with organising the operation;2° Costs of drawing up the programme for the operation;3° Costs of conferences and workshops;4° Costs of hiring spaces and equipment;5° Communication and r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-27

…ideo game sector;2° The relevance of the format and theme as well as the quality of the programming;3° The relevance of the communication strategy with regard to the target audience;4° The ability to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-3

…ible for drawing up the lists of representatives and professional organisations mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 2197-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-37

…2° The freedom of prescription of the chiropodist in compliance with the provisions of Article R. 4322-1; 3° Direct agreement between patient and chiropodist as regards fees; 4° Direct payment of fee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Adoption of the budget

Article L2573-39

The articles L. 2312-1 and L. 2312-2 and, as from the 2009 financial year, Article L. 2312-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

…ntage of, or be detrimental to, the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark ; 3° A name or business name, if there is a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public; 4° A tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-3

…report under the conditions set out in II and III of Article L. 450-1 and articles L. 450-2, L. 450-3, L. 450-7 and L. 450-8 du présent code. A copy of the official report, accompanied by all relevant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-3

…aring guaranteed by the company or the supplementary occupational retirement fund under article A. 132-2 must be less than a ceiling calculated as the difference, when positive, between :- 80% of the…

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