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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R621-5

…icle…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

For the grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…y not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the automatic account opened for the institution concerned or in the automatic ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-5

…ecurities may be issued and managed by one of the persons mentioned in Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy whose sole corporate purpose is this.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Grants and subsidies

Article L2564-28

…initial numbering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2018, is subject to financial compensation in the form of an exceptional grant paid by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-76

The provisions of I of article R. 5126-30, of article R. 5126-31 and, subject to article R. 5126-71, of article R. 5126-33 are applicable to the in-house pharmacies of the fire and rescue services.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-36

…rticle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-20

…its members. The dissolution is pronounced by order of the State representative. It takes effect on 31 December of the year in which it was requested.II. - When, as a result of the withdrawal of one o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-12

…do not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1° to 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies. Howev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-14

…o not meet the conditions of the first paragraph or of 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies. Howev…

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