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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-13

…cy), is solely responsible for issuing holiday vouchers under the conditions set out in article L. 411-11, and reimbursing them to the public authorities and service providers mentioned in articles L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-12

…L. 213-9 to L. 213-11, a minimum remuneration per admission for the licensor is set by joint order of the Min…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-12

…of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the defence of geographic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-72

…an advisory capacity. In companies with three electoral colleges, in application of article L. 2314-11, the staff delegation on the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board is increased to four mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-8

…measure are no longer met and makes a note of this in the register provided for in article L. 3212-11. This detailed certificate must mention the evolution or disappearance of the disorders that just…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-12

…insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall comply with Articles L. 351-2 and R. 351-2 to R. 351-11. They take into account the time lag between recoveries and direct payments. The result of this c…

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

Article 722-12

…efit from direct allocations to cover the promotional expenses mentioned in 6° to 9° of article 722-11.Companies that have received financial assistance from the European Union for the dubbing, subtit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-14

…the company to comply with the requirements of I of article L. 441-10 or 5° of II of Article L. 441-11.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-18

The provisions of Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or those relating to professional secrecy do not prevent the communication, to the competent authorities of the Member States of the Euro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-25

…provided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with the conditions set ou…

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