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

Article 321-2

…107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works.The granting of financial aid for collective operat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-13

…on, the payment periods provided for in I of Article L. 441-10 and 1° to 4° of II of Article L. 441-11 shall only be counted from the date of customs clearance of the goods at the port of final destin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-4

…period within which notifications of irregularity must be issued, in accordance with Article R. 712-11 (2°), shall run from the date of notification to the Institut national de la propriété industriel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-19

Personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 may be communicated, in particula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

The expenditure mentioned in 7°, 8°, 10° bis, 11° and 14° of article L. 3321-1. Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 3123-20-2 mean compulsory contributions for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-59

…of the penal composition, which starts the period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 11-6 of the Highway Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-12

…ional and non-promotional nature of the programme; 4° Compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1161-10, R. 1161-11, R. 1161-13 and R. 1161-14; 5° A commitment to comply with the conditions relati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-3

…udgment that the procedure for obtaining relief from these sanctions is governed by Articles L. 653-11 and R. 653-4 of the Commercial Code.Independent of the entries made in the criminal record pursua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-17

…ganic pollution load of more than 1.2 kg are those set by the order provided for in article R. 2224-11.The terms and conditions of the technical inspection carried out by municipalities on non-collect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18…

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