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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, known as the CNC, is a public administrative body under the supervision of the Minister for Culture. In the fields of cinema and other moving image…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of this Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Money changers

Article L524-1

I. - The immediate exchange of banknotes or coins denominated in different currencies constitutes a manual foreign exchange transaction. The acceptance of payment by another means of payment in exchan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-1

…nsurance schemes is financed by an annual allocation. The total amount of these allocations is included in the target defined in article L. 174-1-1 of the Social Security Code. Its amount and the tota…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing of advisory, training and support services.

Article L5141-5

The region participates, by agreement, in the financing of support and advice actions organised before the creation or takeover of a business and during the following three years. These initiatives be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-21

Each year, the President reports to the Assembly of French Guyana, in a special report, on the situation of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana, the state of implementation of the regional d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…mations of the supervisory board or the resolution board shall examine the conclusions drawn by the departments of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the course of its supervisory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-2

I.-The public interest group mentioned in article L. 1462-1 may recruit staff under private law contracts. It may also employ permanent staff from the three public services on secondment or secondment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-38

…rate for companies is set by agreement between the professional employers' organisations and the trade union organisations representing employees at national level in the building and public works sec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-10

It is forbidden to take out direct insurance of a risk relating to a person, property or liability situated in the territory of the French Republic with foreign undertakings other than those referred…

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