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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-26

The members of the classification committees are appointed, after consultation with the chairman of the classification committee, by order of the Minister for Culture for a period of three years, rene…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-27

A classification committee is formed when at least three of the persons mentioned in article R. 211-26 are present for the viewing mentioned in article R. 211-4.The composition and agenda of classific…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Classification committees

Article R211-28

Members of the Classification Committee may attend meetings of classification committees in an advisory capacity.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-3

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a company must meet the following conditions: 1° The majority of the company's voting rights are held by statutory auditors or firms of statutory au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-3

According to the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the departmental council may make a vehicle available to its members or to departmental employees when this is justified by the exercise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-19-3

In accordance with the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the Regional Council may make a vehicle available to its members or to regional staff where this is justified by the exercise of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-3

For the filings mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, respectively made by individual entrepreneurs with limited liability to the register of commerce and companies, the register of commercial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-3-1

Medical electroradiology manipulators may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R3123-9

Groups of economic operators may apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-9

The discounts provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 on the proportional emoluments mentioned in the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that ma…

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