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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General calculation methods

Article 311-36

The weighted duration is set for each genre of audiovisual work. It may give rise, depending on the case, to bonuses or increases depending in particular on the conditions under which the works were m…

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

Article 312-37

The grant is paid as follows:-75% at the time of the award decision;-25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the reworked version of the project. Within the limit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-6

Experimental establishments within the meaning of 12° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-5

The technical inspection report defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Labour inspection in the electricity and gas industries

Article R8111-11

In electricity production plants comprising one or more basic nuclear installations within the meaning of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Actions to prevent, cease or remedy a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-1

Any breach of business confidentiality as provided for in articles L. 151-4 à L. 151-6 engages the civil liability of its author.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Actions to prevent, cease or remedy a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-2

Actions relating to a breach of business secrecy shall be barred after five years from the day on which the legitimate holder of the business secrecy knew or ought to have known of the last event givi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-5

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity in a Member State of the European Union or in a specific geographical area of a Member State where the European Commission ha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-4

The same rules apply to public service contracts concluded by a contracting entity which relate to broadcasting time or the supply of programmes when they are awarded to publishers of audiovisual comm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-1

Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of water are subject to the rules defined in Title II, when this entity carries out one of the activities relating to drinking water…

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