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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1195

Summons and notifications shall be made by the court registry by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they shall be made by a bailiff's writ, where ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The adoption procedure

Article 1174

The judgment is delivered in open court. Its operative part specifies whether it is a full adoption or a simple adoption and contains the particulars prescribed by article 1056. It also contains, wher…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1182

…r to request that one be appointed for them ex officio in accordance with the provisions of article 1186. The notice and the summonses shall inform the parties of the possibility of consulting the fil…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-111

…t have marketed abroad at least three cinematographic works during each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 or, if the company began its activity in 2018, 2019 or 2020, during each of the years following…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-112

…ng into account :1° The financial difficulties encountered by the foreign sales company in 2020 and 2021;2° The quality of the promotion and marketing of cinematographic works released in cinemas abro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-11

For the period between 9 June 2021 and 29 June 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 170.46% when the revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 154.48% when the revenu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-114-1

The fee payable each year to a municipality, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate for the temporary occupation of its public domain by work sites on gas transmis…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-3

…act that a woman who obstructs the delivery of the joint acknowledgement referred to in Article 342-11 of the Civil Code to the civil registrar incurs liability, and the possibility of having this ack…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-2

The couple or unmarried woman who has recourse to medically assisted procreation requiring the intervention of a third-party donor, as provided for in article 342-10 of the Civil Code , consents to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…July 2013D. 214-34-1no. 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-79-1n° 2016-1532 of 15 November 2016D. 214-113n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019D. 214-118, D. 214-124 and D. 214-178 to D. 214-182n° 2013-687 of…

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