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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Availability

Article R7123-18

The availability contract provided for in article L. 7123-17 shall be concluded before the start of the service. It is drawn up for each mannequin and is given to them and, where applicable, to their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-18

The right to object provided for in article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au traitement automatisé.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…d or postponed until 31 December 2020, aid will only be granted if filming is resumed by 31 January 2021 at the latest. If filming is interrupted or postponed after 1st January 2021, support will only…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

…he grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…e 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020, No 2021/2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-21

…101-2-1 of the town planning code, in relation to the state of the parcels concerned on 23 August 2021, in all communes, of a retail shop or a commercial complex whose overall sales area, if the pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-19

Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 712-17, they shall be resumed, at the request of one of the parties or, where applicable, at the initiative of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-13

I.-The notification referred to in III of article L. 3512-17 includes the following information: 1° A detailed description of the product and instructions for its use; 2° The information on the ingred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-10

…ion is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Pen al Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions provid…

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