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

Article 212-12

…rect grants, which may be accumulated, are awarded when the project meets the following conditions: 1° The project is developed jointly by at least two production companies, each meeting the condition…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of the jobseeker.

Article R5411-10

A person is deemed to be immediately available for work, within the meaning of Article L. 5411-7, a person who, at the time of registering with Pôle emploi or renewing their application for employment…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-5

The portfolio transfers referred to in Article L. 324-1 of the Code, relating to companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1, are carried out by the mutual insurance assoc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 B bis

1. The withholding tax provided for in Article 182 B is not applicable to royalties paid by a legal person in one of the forms listed in the first paragraph of 1 of Article 119 quater or by a permanen…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-1

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° Failure by manufacturers, importers or distributors of active substances to comply with the good manufacturing and distribution pra…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune.

Article D2573-13

I. - Articles R. 2151-1 to R. 2151-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2019-1302 of 5 December 2019 subject to the adaptations provided for…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-169

…vities with the aim of curing the tumour, with the exception of the provisions of 2° of article R. 6123-91-1, those of I and III of article R. 6123-91-3, as well as the provisions of articles R. 6123-…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-147

The partnership medical project referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 6147-16 is organised around the following axes, under the conditions specified by the agreement provided for in this article: 1° T…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-15

…persons, including managers who have a particular delegation of authority, as defined in article L. 1441-12, who only employ employees in the categories defined in article L. 1423-1-2. The management…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-17

…e internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in Article R. 5126-1 shall inform the operator defined in 3° of Article R. 5124-2, in particular via the emergency…

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