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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-93

…the direct allocation is equal to the ratio between the amount of the aforementioned appropriations and the number of works which, at 31 December of the previous calendar year, met the conditions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

I.-The request to delimit or modify the zones defined in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 is made by the mayor or, after consultation with the mayors concerned, by the president of the public esta…

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

Article R533-2-2

Investment firms, other than portfolio management companies, publish in their annual report the return on their assets, calculated by dividing their net profit by their balance sheet total.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

…ossible result in executing orders, taking into account price, cost, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size, nature of the order or any other considerations relating to the execution of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-2

THE BENEFIT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 321-1-II (4°) DU CODE DE COMMERCE OPERATOR OF VOLUNTARY SALES OF FURNITURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS Managing director of a legal entity I,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Industrial and commercial public services.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Industrial and commercial public services.

Article D2573-23

I. - The public persons defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 2573-29 and their concessionaires, to whom the interested owners have not given the necessary facilities for the establishment, ope…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-2

…t if planning permission is not required. Authorisation is granted for a specific number of screens and seats. A new application for authorisation is required if the project undergoes substantial chan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-22-2

The draft primary or amending budgets of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry are sent to the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry at least 15 days before the genera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L132-26

Any breach of the obligations mentioned in articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 relating to promotional offers and operations by electronic means is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros…

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