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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-18

…le L. 4425-2 describes, in summary form, the situation in terms of sustainable development of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the Corsican local authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Labelling of magistral or officinal preparations intended for veterinary medicine.

Article R5132-18

…formation provided for in 12° of article R. 5141-73, in black lettering on a red background. In all cases, these medicinal products bear a back label with the words "Respect the prescribed doses" in b…

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

Article 231-18

The application of the reduction coefficient is based on the conditions of reception and comfort in the cinema or cinemas, the diversity of art house films programmed, the number of weeks and screenin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article D752-18

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-18

…ng the period referred to in article L. 132-7, or when the contract excludes death cover due to the cause of death, the insurer shall pay the policyholder or, in the event of the insured's death, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-18

The allocations granted to the regions of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réunion for the establishment of the regional development schemes provided for in Articles L. 4433-7 to L. 4433-11, L. 4433…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-18

The videogram publisher is required to repay the sums invested in the following cases: 1° For long-form cinematographic works: a) When investment approval has been granted and the cinematographic work…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-18

When the AMF becomes aware of an infringement of the provisions of this Code committed by a statutory auditor of a management company or UCITS, or when it considers that the conditions of independence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-18

…n mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 3123-7 which does not fall within his professional category, or a non-equivalent full-time job; 2° Offer the full-time employee a part-time job that do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-18

…re accompanied by an appendix, in particular:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the Corsican regional authority and its public establishments;2° A list of assistance granted by the Corsican…

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