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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-6

…Article L. 214-1, which consist in the performance of long-running cinematographic works, may only be organised after authorisation has been granted…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

Administrative detention centres meet the following standards:1° A minimum usable surface area of ten square metres per detainee, including rooms and areas freely accessible during working hours;2° No…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-6

The declaration referred to in article R. 722-5 contains, on a dated document, information concerning :1° The declarant, in particular his full name, contact details, including address, date and place…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-6

…a representative example: 1° The borrowing rate and whether it is fixed, variable or reviewable, except in the case of hire-purchase or hire-purchase transactions, and information relating to all cha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-6

…depth review pursuant to the last paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5, the Autorité de la concurrence examines whether it is likely to harm competition, in particular by creating or strengthening a d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6

…ed in article L. 4151-4 ; 4° A biologist in charge of a medical biology laboratory for the performance of medical biology examinations and for vaccines prescribed in application of article L. 6212-3;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-60

The services listed in numbers 2 to 5 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 2 European Certifi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2391-6

The provisions of article L. 2191-6 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-6

…ur Inspection Council is made up of : 1° A serving or honorary Conseiller d'Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat ; 2° A member of the Court of Cassation with at least the rank of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-64

…copoeia, of the homeopathic stock or stocks, mentioning the various routes of administration, pharmaceutical forms and degrees of dilution to be registered; 2° A document describing how the stock or s…

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