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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-65

The sums invested by the production company to cover preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works are paid in two instalments.The first instalment, which may not exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-1

Each of the trade union organisations representing students in the third cycle of medical, odontology and pharmacy studies at national level may designate, each semester, two students in this cycle wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R423-1

The conditions for inclusion on the list provided for in Article L. 422-5 shall be assessed on the date on which it comes into force. In the case of legal entities, these conditions are assessed in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Companies opening a first establishment in France.

Article R123-113

The instruments of incorporation of legal entities that are not registered or are governed by the legislation of a State that is not a member of the European Union or not a party to the Agreement on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R762-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-43

The Local Finance Committee distributes the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund between the municipalities and their groupings.This fund comprises two sections. The first section, made…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requisitioning and seizures

Article D15-5-1-1

The operations provided for by articles 55-1 and 706-56 may be carried out, on the instructions of a judicial police officer, by a judicial police officer, or by a specialised agent, technician or eng…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-2

Notaries and bailiffs deliver, in accordance with Article L. 511-55 of the French Commercial Code and Article L. 131-64 of the Monetary and Financial Code, two copies of the protests, in the event of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-3

Articles L. 214-24-34, L. 214-24-41, L. 214-24-55, R. 214-32-33, R. 214-32-35 and R. 214-32-40 as well as the provisions of this paragraph are applicable to each of the sub-funds of the fonds communs…

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