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

Article 311-9

…here applicable, the duration of the rights provided for in the agreement pursuant to 7° of article 26 of decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 relating to on-demand audiovisual media services.For autom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

…closely related to them or closely related to the statutory auditor within the meaning of Article 3(26) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, may not hold a substantial and direct interest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-3

…ender; 5° A ban on civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of Article 131-26 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…na Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 2018. Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-2

…sentatives, appointed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Act no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector.The members mentioned in 1° may be represen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-14

…with II may not receive an allocation of less than 90% of the allocation received in respect of the 2011 financial year.V. - Municipalities that cease to be eligible for the transfer of resources from…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-2

…421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15R. 421-26 to R. 421-28R. 421-34-1Decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-35 to R. 421-37R. 421-51R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-14

…and 3h of the balance sheet liabilities model set out in Article 421-4 of Regulation no. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the French Accounting Standards Authority relating to the accounting framework f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-31

…by article 222-18-3 of the Penal Code; 5° The crimes of rape provided for by articles 222-23 to 222-26 of the Penal Code; 6° The offences of sexual assault provided for by Articles 222-27 to 222-31 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, of at least EUR 3.8 million, except where such guarantees are granted under the financ…

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