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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…cinemas and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic perfo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

…ng to English subtitling and 45% for each of the other foreign versions, subject to a maximum of :- 16 per minute for a foreign version per work chosen by the company;- €10 per minute for other foreig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…he Minister for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence of public archive services and to c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…If the magistrate considers the request or complaint to be formally admissible and does not himself decide to waive the prosecution, he sends it, along with the case file, in electronic form, to the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638 quater

…attachment of a commune to a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation subject to Article 1609 nonies C or following a transformation under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5211-41-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…tor shall enquire of management:- the legal and regulatory texts that it considers likely to have a decisive impact on the entity's business;- the procedures designed and implemented in the entity to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…on of the guarantee scheme provided for inarticle 120 of the amended financelaw no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008;7° The procedures for calculating members' votes in the election of Supervisory Board…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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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 R142-16

…ndition of legality of their situation in France provided for by articles L. 115-6, L. 114-10-2, L. 161-16-1, L. 161-18-1, L. 161-25-1, L. 512-2 and L. 831-1 of the Social Security Code, as well as by…

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