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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation between sections

Article R1423-6

Cases are divided between the sections of the industrial tribunal in accordance with : 1° For the management section, article L. 1423-1-2 ; 2° For the other sections, the allocation table provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Lifting loads

Article R4324-28

Work equipment used for lifting loads is equipped and installed in such a way as to reduce the risks associated with the movement of loads, so that they: 1° Do not strike workers; 2° Do not drift dang…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting and reporting obligations.

Article D533-2-1

…ruments referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 533-2 are those referred to in 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of I of article D. 211-1 A.

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

Article 212-13

…e same project may not simultaneously be the subject of a direct grant awarded under article 212-11 and one or more direct grants awarded under article…

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

Article 212-11

…nts are awarded to help finance development costs other than writing, rewriting, rights acquisition and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design.

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

Article 212-10

Direct grants for the development of projects are awarded in addition to the selective grants awarded pursuant to article…

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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…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-2-2

…vation care is performed. The declaration referred to in the previous paragraph indicates the place and time of the conservation treatments, the time limit for their performance after death when they…

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

Article 223-12

Aid for the distribution of repertory works is awarded for the distribution of cinematographic works for which the distribution expenses mentioned in article…

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

Article 223-13

…s awarded on the basis of the artistic quality of the cinematographic works presented, their rarity and their interest in the history of cinema, the distribution forecasts and conditions announced, th…

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