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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

…ths to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19 May 2021;2° the date of notification of the decision to grant aid for aid granted…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L157-1

…l apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories in the wording resulting from ordonnance n°2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the tab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…June 2022. 2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, resulting from decree no. 2017-338 of 15 March 2017;Articles R. 211-2 and R. 211-3 are applicable in their wording resulting from decree no.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…s As amended by Title II Chapter III: General obligations of traders Article D. 123-80-1 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 123-200Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 20202° The provision…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3351-1

…the State with an administrative public service mission, in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…he State with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Order No. 2018-1074 of 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS T…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-29-8

In accordance with the provisions of 11° bis of I of Article 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Professional bodies and professional secrecy

Article L773-4

…wording resulting fromL. 511-29Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-33Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-34Order no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 II - For the application of the articles m…

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