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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…udiovisual media services.For automatic support, the initial contribution must be at least equal to 25% of the final cost of the work or 25% of the French participation in the case of an international…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-27

…contract, at no cost to the consumer other than those provided for in articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-48

For contracts concluded from the date of entry into force of the loi n° 99-532 du 25 juin 1999 relative à l'épargne et à la sécurité financière, no compensation is payable by the borrower in the event…

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

Article 311-106

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after presentation, no later than one year after the award decision, of the supporting documents mentioned on the list annexed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales description

Article R412-11

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers, of any foodstuff prese…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-53

…of the verification carried out by the department managing the file in accordance with article 706-25-5 using information communicated to the criminal records department pursuant to Article R. 64. If…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-6

…reduction of working hours" are replaced by the words: "of article 35, II of order no. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017 extending and adapting the legislative part of the labour code, and various provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-28

…ticle R. 1211-27, to be aware of the results of the examinations mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 and article R. 1211-26 and to ensure that they do not reveal a risk of transmission of an infecti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-26

…the representatives have been appointed in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 711-25 and send the minutes of the operations to the prefect of the region in which the grouping's regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

…o R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18; 2° Catering, as set out in articles R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, may be waived for work sites lasting no more than four months.

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