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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-50

Where the provisions of article L. 2223-49, the competent authority may require the applicant to complete, at his or her discretion, an adaptation course or take an aptitude test prior to recognition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-51

The decision to recognise the applicant's professional qualifications is taken under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by the authority competent to issue the authorisation provide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-5

The public prosecutor at the court which ordered the confiscation shall draw up the relevant certificate and shall transmit the decision and the certificate, in accordance with the procedures referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-6

Orthoptists are authorised, on medical prescription or within the framework of an organisational protocol defined in this section, to perform the following professional acts: 1° Non-contact corneal pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-62

The decisions taken by the approved bodies under the procedures referred to in subsections 5, 6, 8 and 9 of section 6 of this chapter are valid for five years. They may be renewed for five-year period…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-69

The investment is subject to the issue of a specific investment authorisation, taking into account the sums available on the automatic cinema production account of production companies that are subsid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-66

Without prejudice to the provisions relating to investment and direct allocation, production companies that have an automatic audiovisual production account have the option of investing the sums enter…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-68

Preparation expenses are those mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-67

When production companies have an automatic cinema production account, they must either have exhausted their investment possibilities under this account, or have less than €800,000 in the account. In…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-63

For the granting of aid to the author of a musical composition, the production company applying for post-production aid must complete the application form submitted for the granting of this aid.

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