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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-17

To be eligible for support for the pre-production of immersive works, legal entities must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have presidents, directors or managers, and a maj…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-17

Selective grants are awarded to help cover the following expenses, corresponding to work carried out in France by companies established in France:1° Expenses for digital visual effects;2° Expenses rel…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-17

In the intervals between two general meetings, and at least two months before the forthcoming one, any member of the collective management organisation has the right to examine any document drawn up b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-17

…sentence imposed on its subscriber by letter delivered against signature.In application of Article L. 331-22, the person whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services shal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle, in ownership or in enjoyment: 1° All intangible, movable or immovable rights, in particular, if applicable, the right for a partne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-17

The period for examining the application for authorisation is set at ninety days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier. This period may be extended by ninety days if the Director General of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-17

…the conditions of implementation of the redeployment leave at the meetings provided for in articles L. 1233-8, in the event of redundancies of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-17

…n employer guilty of dismissal without real and serious cause pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1235-3, the appeal to the Court of Cassation against the part of the decision which results in an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-17

As soon as the draft plan is filed with the registry by the debtor, the registrar convenes, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the debtor, the representatives of the staff delegatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-17

Deregistration fees are included in the cost of registration.

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