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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 916-45

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the beneficiary company or organisation. This agreement sets out, in particular, the terms and condition…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-45

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which distribution companies may…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2191-45

The maximum amount of the claim that the holder may assign or pledge corresponds to the amount of the contract less the amount of sub-contracted services giving rise to direct payment.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-45

By way of derogation from the provisions of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, appeals brought before the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Autorité de régulation de la c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-45

The patent application shall be rejected if: 1° It has not been completed within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 612-8 (fifth paragraph), R. 612-11 (sixth paragraph), R. 612-21 and R. 612-35…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-45

The labelling of a product benefiting from a milk registered designation of origin includes the name of the manufacturer or maturer of the product benefiting from the registered designation of origin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-45

In the absence of a challenge within the period provided for in Article R. 742-44, the liquidator forwards the draft distribution, together with proof of receipt of this draft by the creditors and the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-45

Have access to personal data and information recorded in the processing operations mentioned in article R. 142-43 :1° The mayor of the commune of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Mars…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-45

The individual approvals mentioned in 1° of article R. 744-43 and article R. 744-44 are issued by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Prefect of Police.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-45

The holder can access his shared medical record electronically from his digital health space, in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of article R. 1111-32. He may extract or…

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