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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

The producer's safeguard or receivership proceedings do not result in the termination of the audiovisual production contract. Where the production or exploitation of the work is continued pursuant to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-17

Any registration file for an event taking place on an approved permanent circuit submitted by the organiser must include : 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-32

…three trading days prior to the start of the public offer within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, possibly reduced by a maximum discount of 10%.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L773-41

…Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 551-1 to L. 551-5, L. 552-1 to L. 552-7 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L774-41

…e: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 551-1 to L. 551-5, L. 552-1 to L. 552-7 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-27

In order to identify all the accounts held in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second para…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-25

…ition purposes addressed to France by a State party to the Third Additional Protocol of 10 November 2010 to the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-11

…rs after the date of their first commercial showing in France, the minimum percentage is reduced to 20%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-1

As stated in Article 511-20 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below: "The act of carrying out prenatal diagnosis without having received the authorisation referred to in article L. 2131-1 of the Pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-2-1

…nder the conditions defined in the unemployment insurance agreements referred to in article L. 5422-20.

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