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

Article 312-36

…tion projects, the amount of aid is set at:a) For series projects : 15,000, including a maximum of €10,000 for authors and €7,500 where the planned duration per episode is less than 10 minutes, includ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-5

…terms of II of this article, as well as: 1° Those of articles L. 645-4, L. 812-2, L. 814-5, L. 814-10, R. 814-24 and R. 814-38, if the mandataire judiciaire is a person chosen on the basis of the fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-2

Articles D. 4311-95 to D. 4311-104 apply to masseur-physiotherapists and chiropodists, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the first paragraph of article D. 4311-95, the words: "in article L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-6

…ion measures referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of 1° or 3° of article L. 232-10 shall be a minimum of four years. This sanction may go as far as permanent suspension depending o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

…al as secondary authorising officer.He may enter into settlements under the conditions laid down in 10° of I of article R. 232-10 of this Code and in articles 2044 to 2058 of the Civil Code.Within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-13

…same period, they may not be appointed as statutory auditors of persons or entities owning at least 10% of the capital of the person or entity in which they held office, or of which that person or ent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 X

…encies, inaccuracies or omissions in the declaration give rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% exclusive of the late payment interest provided for in article 1727; 2° Failure to pay the amoun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-4

…ence to article R. 321-1, in the following classes: 3 Body of land vehicles (other than railways) ; 10 Third-party liability for motor land vehicles. The data referred to in article L. 111-7 are, for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-46

…anaging the file shall send the Ministry of the Interior the notice provided for in articles 706-25-10 and R. 50-54. Following registration of the declaration of any cross-border movement, the departm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-40

…y borrow provided that such borrowings :1° Are used on a temporary basis and represent a maximum of 10% of its assets ;2° are used to acquire property necessary for the direct pursuit of its activitie…

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