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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-3

…e operation; 2° The cost of instruments, software and hardware required to carry out the operation; 3° Costs of hiring, setting up and managing spaces and equipment; 4° Communication and reception cos…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2431-3

…to one of the following categories:1° New construction of a building;2° Refurbishment of a building;3° New construction of infrastructure;4° Refurbishment of infrastructure.The project owner may, wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Laboratory responsible for the biological qualification of the donation.

Article R1222-30

…y the persons authorised to be employed as medical laboratory technicians mentioned in articles L. 4352-2 to L. 4352-3-2 under the responsibility of the person mentioned in the first paragraph of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-32

…ays of receipt by the receiving authority, provided that the conditions laid down in Article L. 561-3 are met.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-31

…to medical devices to be the subject of clinical investigations ; 2° EC declaration of conformity ; 3° EC type-examination ; 4° EC verification ; 5° Declaration relating to custom-made medical devices…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L722-3

…y" means either the person who holds an account with the payment service providers defined in point 3 and who authorises a transfer of funds from that account, or, if there is no account, the person w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-3

…ng to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months' imprisonment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-3

…the public employment service within its territory, under the conditions set out in articles L. 6123-3 and L. 6123-4. The départements, communes and their groupings may contribute to the public emplo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-3

…ate in respect of acts constituting the offence of counterfeiting, within the meaning of Article L. 335-3 of this code, of audiovisual works that are prejudicial to the resources allocated to it under…

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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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