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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…hic entertainment establishments opened since 1st January 2019 or for those created during the year 2020 and whose opening to the public has been prevented due to the measures restricting and prohibit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…t bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (seconded ICT employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26, the multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" prov…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…amination of his application under the accelerated procedure pursuant to Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27, it shall decide not to make a decision under this procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

…ourt may order the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for in article 131-26 of the Criminal Code and the disqualification, for a maximum of five years, from exercising a pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare.

Article R331-22-1

…he opinion and this event is included in the federation's calendar mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 131-26;2° When the event is organised by an approved federation or one of its members and there is, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system, subject to the following adaptations:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

…t submit a declaration of their claims under the conditions set out in Articles L. 622-24 to L. 622-26. The updating of the claims mentioned in the list shall be carried out by the judicial representa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

…° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the terms of article 131-26 of the Penal Code; 2° Prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-27…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…icles L. 132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbanisme" are deleted;5° 4° bis, 12°, 15°, 21°, 22°, 25°, 26° and 31° are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2321-3, the dates: "1997" and "1 Ja…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…le 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. He m…

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