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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-10

The specially authorised personnel of the national police and gendarmerie services designated for this purpose as well as the specially authorised personnel of the State invested by law with judicial…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 232-1

Automatic and selective financial aid is granted to support the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 231-1

The award of financial aid for programming and animation activities in cinematographic entertainment establishments is subject to the provisions of exempted aid scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331-1

The privileges of the Treasury and the Social Security funds are determined by the laws that concern them.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-23

…sion is made on the application made by each of the parents under the conditions set out in article L. 521-3, the decision granting the most extensive protection is deemed to have been made for the be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…competence of organising authority for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224-31, provided that this competence is not already exercised by an authority mentioned in arti…

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

Article 231-17

The bonus coefficient is applied in the light of the efforts made by exhibitors to promote quality arthouse programming, train and develop audience loyalty, and organise events around their arthouse p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23

…by dispensing a medicinal product included in a generic or hybrid group mentioned in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the pharmacist will dispense a medicinal product belonging to this group in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-23

…ity of care and safe dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles defined in article L. 4211-1 and implantable medical devices, a pharmaceutical record is automatically opened for each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…the auditor of any company controlling the société de crédit foncier within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, or the auditor of a company controlled directly or indirectly by a…

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