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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: The operation, liquidation and division of matrimonial property regimes and joint ownership between persons bound by a civil solidarity pact or between cohabitees

Article 1136-1

…ovisional allocation of enjoyment of the family home provided for by paragraph 3 of article 373-2-9-1 of the Civil Code is made, investigated and judged under the procedure referred to in the previous…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-12

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 138.50% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 130.51%…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-14

When a work is produced as part of an international co-production, it must:1° Be financed by a French participation equal to at least 30% of its final cost, unless a special provision is made in an in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to revea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…llowing chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-1

…s, policies, processes and systems in place to identify, measure, manage and monitor the following: 1° The significant causes and effects of risks to clients and any significant impact on own funds; 2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-1

…on behalf of the project owner. In particular, it is bound by the obligations arising from articles 1792, 1792-1, 1792-2 and 1792-3 of this Code. If the developer undertakes to carry out part of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-1

…apter to the contrary, the French sub-account, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European individual r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L2123-11-1

…e person concerned requests to benefit from the training leave provided for in the articles L. 6322-1 to L. 6322-3 of the same code, as well as the skills assessment leave provided for by article L. 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-1

…of their term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 2123-11-2 may benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, provided they meet the conditio…

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