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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-26

…tities that meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company or association;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, directors or managers and the majority of their direct…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Article R433-2

…f the consumer or user:1° The name or business name of the certification body or the guarantee mark;2° The name of the certification reference system used;3° The methods by which the certification ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-2

…he purposes of managing the accommodation facilities for asylum seekers referred to in Article L. 552-1 other than hotels, the Minister responsible for asylum shall set the following standard document…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…and Saint-Martin, the following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 Jun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-2

…ervice is provided by : 1° State departments responsible for employment and professional equality ; 2° The public institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 ; 3° The establishment mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-29

…ships, documents recording the characteristics of the transactions referred to in Article L. 561-10-2 and, where applicable, the information provided for in Article L. 561-20.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article D6221-2

…mined:1° By the earliest date of appointment since the last full renewal of the territorial council;2° Between councillors elected on the same day, by the greatest number of votes obtained;3° And, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article D6321-2

…mined:1° By the earliest date of appointment since the last full renewal of the territorial council;2° Between councillors elected on the same day, by the greatest number of votes obtained;3° And, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-24

…They carry out the following operations: 1° Providing pharmacies with receptacles free of charge; 2° Collecting, grouping, sorting and transporting unused medicines and, where applicable, their pack…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-2

…n must state : 1° The address and company name of the legal entity or the name of the sole trader ; 2° The address of the principal establishment of the legal entity or the sole trader, and the addres…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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