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

Article 212-22

Screenwriting grants may also be awarded to the authors' collaborators, who are responsible for helping with the writing process.

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

Article 212-21

…must meet the following conditions:a) Short cinematographic works must have been selected in a festival (category 1) mentioned in the list annexed to this book or have been awarded production aid aft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-2

The share capital must be at least €37,000. The reduction of the share capital to a lower amount may only be decided subject to the condition precedent of a capital increase intended to bring it to an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-2

…national conventions, the remuneration rights recognised by the provisions of article L. 214-1 are divided between performers and phonogram producers for phonograms fixed for the first time in a Membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

…e-operations semi-public company.The subsequent procedures that may be implemented when the competitive tendering procedure is unsuccessful are applicable.II. - Candidates likely to be selected to be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-2

…ion sub-accounts for the commitments covered by this chapter. The commitments referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 134-1 may be grouped together in the same sub-accounting system.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

…f energy or fuels intended for the production of energy, when this entity carries out one of the activities in the energy sector mentioned in a and b of 1° and 2° of article L. 1212-3.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-2

…ropean Commission has recognised that, in that State or in the geographical area concerned, this activity is carried out on competitive markets to which access is not restricted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO THE LABOUR MARKET

Article L554-2

The terms under which an unaccompanied minor who benefits from the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code and who files an asylum application is authorised to conti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Additional provisions relating to public sector companies.

Article L2144-2

The employer shall enter into negotiations with the representative trade union organisations in the company on additional ways of exercising trade union rights. These negotiations will focus in partic…

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