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

Article 223-28

Structural grants are awarded on the basis of :1° The number and quality of cinematographic works actually distributed by the distribution companies during the previous year, the forecast distribution…

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

Article 223-27

Structural grants are awarded to help cover the following expenses:1° Salaries paid to staff responsible for programming, administrative and accounting management and audience development, hired on fi…

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

Article 223-29

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-4

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures enabling them to determine whether the transaction they are carrying out is one of those referred to in 3° of Artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L765-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The words: ", the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation," are deleted; 2° In…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

I.-Requests to acquaint oneself with the case file made, pursuant to II of Article 77-2, by a suspected person may be addressed to the Public Prosecutor through their lawyer. In this case, the request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interoperability and security of digital health services

Article L1470-5

In order to guarantee the exchange, sharing, security and confidentiality of personal health data, the digital health services intended for use by the legal entities and natural persons mentioned in 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-2-2

THE BENEFIT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 321-1-II (4°) DU CODE DE COMMERCE OPERATOR OF VOLUNTARY SALES OF FURNITURE AT PUBLIC AUCTION INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS Managing director of a legal entity I,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-11

Each year, the President of the institution presents to the Board of Directors an estimate of income and expenditure, which includes :1° An operating section ;2° A limited capital transactions section…

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