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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R212-5

…to which the authorisation was subject are no longer met. It may also withdraw the authorisation provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-5

The line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-12 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-5

The judge shall refuse to communicate or produce the document if it is not necessary for the resolution of the dispute.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article R2145-5

The interested party is notified of the refusal of the economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave by the employer within eight days of receipt of the request.In the event of a disp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-5

Waste from healthcare activities and similar waste as defined in article R. 1335-1 must be separated from other waste as soon as it is produced.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-5

The misconduct of the convicted offender during the execution of his custodial sentence likely to give rise to a decision to withdraw the sentence reduction by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-50

Young workers certified in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 4544-9 may carry out operations on electrical installations or operations of an electrical or non-electrical nature in the vicin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-51

Young workers may be assigned to drive self-propelled mobile work equipment and work equipment used for lifting if they have received the training provided for in Article R. 4323-55 and if they hold t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-52

Young workers are authorised to be assigned to work involving manual handling within the meaning of Article R. 4541-2 exceeding 20% of their weight if they have been found medically fit for such work.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-5

…114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the Interior" are replace…

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