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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

…e of food and beverages achieved for each establishment during the period defined in 3° of article 919-96 or the attendance over the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-99

The decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée specifies the amount of aid awarded and the terms of payment.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…884 of 29 June 2016 R. 712-12 Resulting from Decree no. 2017-896 of 9 May 2017 R. 712-13 to R. 712-19 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 713-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L733-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

…by contracting authorities/entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, and that the contracts awarded are subject to effective review.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-11

By way of derogation from article R. 2192-10, the payment period is set at:1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service;2° Sixty days for public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-4

…rticular, by billposting, by online public communication within the meaning of Article 1 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, in press publications within the mean…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R53-8-7

…e to the registration:-nature and date of the decision;-jurisdiction that handed down the decision;-main or additional penalties or measures ordered;-nature of the offence or offences for which the pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

…d by I, II and IIa A as follows: " I. - When, in application of II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, the communes intervene in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Holders of a diploma entitling them to practise the profession of dietician.

Article D4371-1

…dvanced Technician's Diploma in Dietetics, governed by the provisions of Decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 on the general regulations for the Advanced Technician's Diploma; 2° The university diploma in…

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