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Showing 14611470 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

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

Article 919-88

In order to obtain the aid, cinema operators must complete and submit electronically, by 30 April 2022 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-32

…l lapse five years after expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 228-30.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-31

…ose employment contracts have been concluded or terminated, as referred to in 3° of article D. 1221-30.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-31

…editors mentioned in article L. 526-28 shall lodge an objection with the competent court in accordance with the rules of ordinary law within one month of the publication mentioned in article D. 526-30…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Residence conditions for in-patient prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article R3214-17

Articles R. 322-28, R. 322-29 and R. 322-30 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions for maintaining relations between prisoners in the specially adapted unit and the outside world.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: European regulated markets

Article L422-1

…rty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that operates without requiring the actual presence of natural persons may offer, in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D54-10-7

As soon as it receives an application for authorisation pursuant to Article L. 54-10-5, the AMF will investigate the application. It may ask the applicant for any additional information needed to exam…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-29

…s provided for in Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in 6° of Article L. 2331-3 of this code;3° The sum of the positive or negative amou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…ferred to the regions as a result of the transfer of powers provided for in Article 21-1 of the loi n° 82-1153 du 30 décembre 1982 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the co…

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