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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-87

This aid is granted under the same terms and conditions as those provided for in articles 916-26 to 916-33.However, the 20% reduction provided for in the ninth paragraph of article 916-28 and the dead…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Processes, products and appliances for mandatory disinfection.

Article R3114-1

Processes and equipment intended for the disinfection provided for in article L. 3114-1 are subject to the provisions of this section, notwithstanding the application of the provisions of the law of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-53

The technical files containing the information relating to the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-22, R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 of the Publ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-3

…2° to 4°), L. 242-8, L. 242-25 and L. 242-28 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to insurance undertakings, even where they are not automatically subject to these provisions. The foregoing pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-24

…fifteen days before the hearing referred to in article R. 811-28-1, mentioning the day, time and place of the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-35

The right to participate in the special meeting of holders of investment certificates may be subject to the same conditions as those which may be imposed by the company on its shareholders in accordan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-10

For the application of article D. 1432-30 in Mayotte, the reference to article D. 1432-28 is replaced by the reference to article D. 1446-8 and the words: "but may be a member of one or more of the sp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-41, R. 422-7, R. 423-2 and R. 426-1, the residence permit may be withdrawn in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a temporary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-2

…escribed or used on a regular basis and which complies with : 1° For research involving medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, with the intended use in the context of CE marking as m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-7

…ing the following products is subject to express authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° Organs and tissues of human orig…

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