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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-22

When lodged by persons other than the Prefect or the Film Ombudsman, the appeal is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

The one-month appeal period provided for in article L. 212-10-3 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée runs : 1° For the applicant, from the date of notification of the decision of the departmenta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-23

For each appeal lodged, the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique informs the prefect that the appeal has been lodged.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-2

Articles R. 214-163, R. 214-164, R. 214-165, R. 214-166, R. 214-168, R. 214-169, R. 214-170 and R. 214-175 are applicable to groupements forestiers d'investissement, subject to the following adaptatio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-18-2

May apply to be included on the list referred to in article L. 812-2 before the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions lai…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-2-1

The allowances voted by the territorial council for the actual performance of the duties of president of a territorial public establishment are less than or equal to 110% of the reference term mention…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-2

I. - The decision to limit or stop treatment shall respect the patient's wishes as previously expressed in advance directives. When the patient is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the decisi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-807-2

When, at the end of the calendar year, the number of days registered in the time savings account exceeds the threshold mentioned in article R. 6152-807-1, the practitioner may opt, for the days exceed…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-5

When a full hospitalisation measure is released in application of V of article L. 3211-12-1, the patient may, as soon as the measure is released, be subject to psychiatric care in the form mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article L2315-28

In the absence of the agreement provided for in article 2312-19, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the social and economic committee meets at least once a month, convened by the e…

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