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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-14

The provisions of articles R. 6152-3 and R. 6152-24 do not apply to hospital practitioners appointed for a probationary period. Hospital practitioners appointed for a probationary period may be placed…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

I.-A member of the Control Board is summoned to the hearing. He/she attends the hearing without the right to vote. He may present observations in support of the notified complaints and propose a sanct…

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

Article 421-14

Production companies must:1° Have signed an audiovisual production contract with one or more authors;2° Make a personal contribution to financing the development of the project, by making a cash contr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-14

For each of its establishments, the temporary work agency is in possession of a guarantee certificate issued by the guarantor. The certificate indicates in particular the name and address of the guara…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-14

In order to implement the simplified due diligence measures provided for in Article L. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall collect information justifying that the customer, service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-14

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the updated provision in the database of the information contained in the reports and the information transmitted on a recurring b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-14

Beneficiaries are obliged to inform us immediately of any change in their situation with regard to the amount of income they receive.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-14

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authori…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-147

Committee members are appointed for a renewable term of one year. Their term of office begins on 1 January of each year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-142

A committee is responsible for examining applications for pre-production support submitted for a director's first feature-length film. It has seven members, including two co-chairmen.

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