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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-3

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require a Class 2 or Class 3 investment firm to take, at an early stage, any measures necessary to address any of the following issues: 1° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4311-41-3

…ssment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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

Article 212-46

The amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the costs of writing, rewriting and purchasing rights, up to a maximum of €70,000.For works in the animation genre, the amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the…

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

Article 212-45

The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Project Development Aid Committee.

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

Article 212-47

When the project is eligible for the direct grants provided for in 1° of article…

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

Article 212-48

…ent signed with the production company on the basis of proof of expenditure.When the project goes into production, 50% of the aid is reimbursed on the first day of shooting and 50% when the project is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-37-4

…esented by a warehousing receipt constituted by the holder of this title is established with regard to third parties as well as with regard to the contracting parties by its entry in the register ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-4

…his case shall be re-examined by the Assize Court in accordance with the provisions of articles 269 to 379-1. The arrest warrant issued against the accused pursuant to Article 379-3 or issued before t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Support for video publishing

Article 422-31

The following works are eligible for support for video publishing:1° Long-length cinematographic work or programme of short-length cinematographic works;2° Audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Donation of rest days to a parent of a deceased or seriously ill child

Article L1225-65-1

…t consideration all or part of his or her unused rest days, whether or not they have been allocated to a time savings account, for the benefit of another employee of the company who is caring for a ch…

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