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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-45

…case of an audiovisual adaptation of a contemporary music show, the aforementioned term is at least 10 years.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-2

…ties sold between the date of their acquisition and the date of their sale and which may not exceed 10% of the amount of the capital gain referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 23-11-1 of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R212-2

…nsumer than for the trader; 9° Unjustifiably limiting the means of proof available to the consumer; 10° Eliminating or hindering the exercise of legal actions or means of redress by the consumer, in p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-7

…having the same effect: a) The references to the Labour Code; b) The references to the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agree…

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

Article R152-2

…e community; 9° In Article R. 140-1, the references to articles R. 142-33 to R. 142-40 are deleted; 10° In article R. 142-16: a) the references to the regional directorates for companies, competition,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-41

…ltiannual agreement concluded with the National Agency for Urban Renewal, as referred to in article 10 of law no. 2003-710 of 1st August 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la réno…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-25

…first and second paragraphs of article L. 2122-8, the first and third paragraphs of article L. 2122-10, of articles L. 2122-12, L. 2122-15, L. 2122-16, the second and last paragraphs of article L. 212…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VI: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide Community services

Article A362-2

…te or guarantee on French territory; d) If the company proposes to cover the risks defined in class 10 of article R. 321-1, excluding carrier's liability, a declaration of membership of the national i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-19

…These transmissions may not exceed, for a calendar year, a percentage set by regulation and between 10 and 20% of the total number of medical biology examinations carried out by the laboratory. By way…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° in the case of a laboratory, 5°, 6°, 10°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 17° of the same article. II. - When the offences mentioned in 2° of I are con…

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