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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Childcare.

Article R6123-32-7

…with the specialists concerned in a private health establishment, according to a separate reception and care pathway. When the activity justifies it, the reception of children is organised in individu…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-31

Exclusion from the course may be ordered by the Board on disciplinary grounds after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present his defence.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-30

At the end of the traineeship, the Board shall issue a certificate of aptitude for the profession of auctioneer to the trainee who has demonstrated his/her aptitude to practise the profession.If not,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-4

I. - The medical permanence of the vascular neurology intensive care unit is ensured, outside day services, by at least : 1° The presence on site of a doctor with training or experience in critical ca…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-42

…ion genre that score at least 18 points, including at least 7 points for the Dramatic Content group and at least two of its sub-groups, are deemed to meet the condition set out in b of 1 of II of arti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…vely : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the shoot…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-44

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 12 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-45

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a S…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

…enes take place in France: 4 points;-or when a relative majority of the scenes take place in France and a French-speaking country: 3 points;-or when a relative majority of the scenes take place in Fra…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-86

…ollowing information appears on the professional card: 1° The applicant's surname, first name, date and place of birth and passport photograph; 2° The prefecture where the professional card was issued…

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