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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-19

…tribution costs mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-3

…ointly with the body responsible for the family benefits, pursuant to the provisions of article 375-9-2 of the Civil Code.The children's judge may take up the case ex officio in exceptional circumstan…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-14

A foreign national holding a multi-annual residence permit as provided for in article L. 424-9 may be issued with a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU", under the conditions pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Historic monuments

Article L1421-8

…c establishments or public utility establishments are laid down by the provisions of article L. 622-9 of the French Heritage Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 59

…ions are provided for by law, searches and home visits may not be commenced before 6 a.m. and after 9 p.m. The formalities mentioned in articles 56,56-1,57 and this article are prescribed on pain of n…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-7

…ents to ensure the safety of occupants of land located in the zones referred to in article R. * 443-9 of the town planning code are set out in articles R. 125-15 to R. 125-22 of the environment code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-57

…ants a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11, is punishable by a f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies and mixed financial holding companies

Article L571-14

…ing company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 517-5 or L. 517-9, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2353-1

…pany Committee is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-2

…iod between midnight and 5 a.m., is considered to be night work. The period of night work begins at 9 p.m. at the earliest and ends at 7 a.m. at the latest.

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