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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 411-9

The total amount of aid for the production of a given short-lived cinematographic or audiovisual work may not:1° Exceed 80% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an internation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R341-4

If the creditor fails to comply with the formalities prescribed in Article L. 312-18 or failing to include a detachable form in the offer of a credit agreement, pursuant to the provisions of article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Liability before the territorial council.

Article LO6222-4

The Territorial Council may call into question the responsibility of its President by the vote of a motion of no confidence. The motion of no confidence shall mention, firstly, the grounds on which it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Liability before the territorial council.

Article LO6322-4

The Territorial Council may call into question the responsibility of its President by the vote of a motion of no confidence. The motion of no confidence shall mention, firstly, the grounds on which it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L732-4

…tation provisions provided for in II and III: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L733-4

…tation provisions provided for in II and III: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L734-4

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Preparations containing several poisonous substances.

Article R5132-41

The provisions of article R. 5132-40 are applicable to the salts and esters of these substances as well as to compositions containing these substances, their salts or their esters in any form whatsoev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Preparations containing several poisonous substances.

Article R5132-40

The prescription in the form of a magistral preparation and the incorporation in the same preparation of poisonous substances appearing on the classification list in Annex 51-1 and belonging to differ…

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