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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-2

The initial payment and the periodic payment by a company into the collective retirement savings plan provided for in article L. 3334-6 benefit all members who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

…his table contains as many rows as there are offices or studies in the profession. The information given in the table is calculated for each calendar year, per office or firm subject to separate accou…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

…of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or private professional activity on behalf of the French State or an organisation whose activity is of pa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 221-2

…ction 11 relating to aid schemes for audiovisual works:1° Automatic financial aid for distribution giving rise to the allocation of investment grants and direct grants depending on the production cond…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 232-2

…article L. 212-7 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée ; 2° Etre homologués dans les conditions prévues à l'article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21

…n of the heritage defined in Article L. 1 of the Heritage Code, may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences punishable under Articles 311-4-2 et 322-3-1 of the Criminal…

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

Article 231-22

…articles 231-23 to 231-25, for each of these categories of works; 2° The number of screens in the establishments; 3° The broadcasting of cinematographic works in thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23-2

…ment company which manages it.II. - The registration of UCITS and their classes of units or shares gives rise to the payment by the UCITS to the approved body referred to in I of annual registration f…

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

Article 231-24

…ect matter, the genre to which the works belong and their presentation and promotion to the public; 2° A pricing policy adapted to young audiences.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-2

…rtmental gendarmerie group, the commander of the gendarmerie in the overseas departments and collectivities and in New Caledonia, the commander of a gendarmerie formation directly attached to the cent…

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