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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Eviction Commission

Article R632-4

…or her of the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article L. 632-2 and those of article R. 632-5;4° Informs the foreign national that he/she may appear before the commission alone or assisted by co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…ording) is made with service providers established in France, for scenes filmed in France: 1 point; 4° At least 50% of laboratory expenses are incurred with service providers established in France, fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-4

…eration groups and laboratories mentioned in the first, second and third paragraphs of Article L. 2142-1 in order to be authorised to carry out medically assisted procreation activities;3° (Repealed)4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-41

…services managed by the chambers of commerce and industry in the region concerned.They set out the main objectives pursued and the procedures for implementing them in order to carry out the tasks pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

…ur inspection supervisor by the employer or the manager of an establishment mentioned in article L. 4111-1 or the head of an establishment mentioned in articles R. 4153-38 and R. 4153-39, each insofar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-4

The Sports Agents' Committee meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of at least three of its members. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. In disc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-4

…2° To carry out certain particularly dangerous work included in the list provided for in article L. 4154-1, unless an exemption is provided for in the same article. II - The duration of this service m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1333-4

In application of the principle of justification, certain nuclear activities as well as certain processes, devices or substances exposing persons to ionising radiation may be regulated or prohibited b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-49

The draft Articles of Association may provide for the creation of an additional corporate fund intended to provide the company with the solvency it needs to comply with current regulations. This fund…

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

Article 212-40

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in two instalments. The first instalment, which may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The ba…

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