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

Article 231-11

…categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a population of 200,000 or more;2° Category B: cinemas locat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…t, 70% in the second year, 55% in the third year, 40% in the fourth year, 25% in the fifth year and 10% in the sixth year. When the operator changes during the rental period, the reduction is equal to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

…ifying the communication strategy implemented within the person concerned and vis-à-vis the public; 10° An analysis of the impact of the plan on the staff of the relevant entity, including costs, and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-26

…ried on, sums held in bank accounts dedicated to this activity, in particular under articles L. 613-10 of the Social Security Code and L. 123-24 of this Code, as well as sums intended to cover current…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

…ervice hire of electric, rechargeable hybrid or hydrogen vehicles accessible on the public highway; 10° Sale of public transport tickets; 11° Retail sale of fuels; 12° Sale of power supplies or rechar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…); 8° Liquid or gaseous bromine, excluding compounds; 9° Cadmium: metallurgical and smelting works; 10° Soluble mineral cadmium compounds; 11° Chlorine gas, excluding compounds; 12° Chloromethane (or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-1

…etes, germ tissue or embryos to a practitioner who meets the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

…ing out the examination or treatment, except in the situations provided for in Article R. 4351-2-4; 10° Taking or collecting venous and capillary blood samples, as well as samples of excretions or sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

…Association des départements de France;5° A local councillor appointed by the Association of French Mayors;6° Four representatives of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance-maladie, including the directo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…nfidence that the person or entity that requests it, and more generally any interested third party, may place in its work. Applying these rules enables the statutory auditor to fulfil the duties of hi…

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