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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-2

The banques populaires may only carry out transactions with traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, boatmasters, commercial companies and members of the liberal professions for the normal e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…ublic entities and securities, deposits and exposures as defined in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7 ; 2° For the financing of these categories of loans, exposures, securities and deposits, to issue bond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Declaration of claims.

Article R631-27

Articles R. 622-21 to R. 622-26 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…enre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming" group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the "Language of Filming" group; 2° Points are awarded as follows: a) 20 p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…used, works in which French or a regional language used in France is the most widely used language; 2° The cinematographic works meet the production conditions, in particular artistic and technical co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-76

Direct allocations are subject to the same payment and repayment conditions as investment allocations, of which they are an accessory.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-227

The applicant is assessed by a panel appointed by the head of the regional deconcentrated department of the State responsible for sports in the Rhône-Alpes region and comprising: the delegate from the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-228

If the Prefect deems that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant wi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-226

The aptitude test is organised for the whole of France, under the authority of the Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, by the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne, site of the Ecole national…

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