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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-30

Judicial supervision may include the following obligations:1° Obligations set out in the articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Criminal Code;2° After verification of the technical feasibility of the measu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Third-party financing companies.

Article R518-71

…cable provisions of the Consumer Code and articles 26-4 to 26-10 of the aforementioned Act no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965. The AMF will refuse authorisation if there are reasonable grounds for believing t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-71

…kills operator or after the expiry of this period, the Minister responsible for vocational training may: 1° Send the specific body mentioned in Article L. 6331-60 and the skills operator a notificatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-70

For the application of Article L. 7343-17, the substantial drop in activity may be established in particular by the following elements: 1° A substantial drop in the average hourly income paid by the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-74

I.- University hospital centres may create private law subsidiaries within the meaning of article L. 233-1 of the French Commercial Code and acquire direct holdings within the meaning of article L. 23…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7

…on service, persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3 and L. 335-4 may also be sentenced to the additional penalty of suspension of access to an online public communic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

…and voting rights;3° The admission of any new member is subject to the prior approval, as the case may be, of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or the manager(s).The first two paragraphs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-7

…eclaration or authorisation provided for in this section, the following benefits in kind or in cash may be offered:1° Remuneration, compensation and out-of-pocket expenses for research, development of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-7

…into account the deductible limits, the ceiling and the obsolescence as contractually agreed, which may be different from those provided for under fire cover. Contracts covering fire damage to unharve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…ter consulting the approval committee, is set at 64 points out of the 100-point scale. A derogation may only be granted if justified by artistic imperatives relating to the screenplay and if the numbe…

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