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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

…orks, audiovisual works and video games, to more than 50% of the final production cost of the work; 2° For feature-length cinematographic works and difficult or low-budget audiovisual works within the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

…matographic works and audiovisual works, to more than 50% of the final production cost of the work; 2° For feature-length cinematographic works and difficult or low-budget audiovisual works within the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article R421-26

…researcher passport" or "talent-researcher passport-mobility programme" provided for in article L. 421-14 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and no later than sixty day…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-2

…the section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management functions provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3313-2

The profit-sharing agreement defines in particular: 1° The period for which it is concluded ; 2° The establishments concerned; 3° The profit-sharing arrangements adopted; 4° The methods for calculatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Coordination of prevention.

Article L4522-2

…establishment. This training is provided without prejudice to that provided for by articles L. 4141-2 and L. 4142-1. The procedures for its implementation, its content and the conditions for its renew…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L930-2

…ms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice consulaire" by "tribunal mixte de commerce";3° "Conseil de pru…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-24

As soon as the filing provided for in Article R. 232-23 has been made, the clerk of the commercial court shall cause to be published in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales a not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-23

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Law no. 2013-67…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-23

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Law no. 2013-67…

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