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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

…cuits opened in respect of cinematographic entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 3° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-35

…l level by the State services of the information collected under the articles R. 1614-29 to R. 1614-31.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-32

…ve holders of securities created by a credit institution or finance company pursuant to Articles L. 313-30 and L. 313-31 benefit from the rights provided for in respect of endorsement by Articles L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-111

…cières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes constituées sur le fondement de l'Article 31-1 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-37

The services and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall, at their request, forward to the competent services of the Member States the information, referred to in the same Article, that is useful…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-11

For its application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-31 reads as follows:"The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy organises its work within a standing committee. The list of its members is set by or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

…icated by the municipality to the Prefect and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency by 31 January of each year at the latest or, in the overseas departments, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-12

…specifies in an appendix to the statistical and financial statement provided for in article R. 6332-31, for the territory, the amounts of funds managed and funds spent, as well as the number of employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-146

…de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-87

…provided for in the ninth paragraph of article 916-28 and the deadline provided for in article 916-31 do not apply.

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