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

Article 422-13

…owing projects are eligible for writing grants:1° Project for a feature-length cinematographic work;2° Project for an audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, animation or creative documentary, in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-187

This paragraph applies to securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings which bear insurance risks by entering into one or more contracts transferring these risks with an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-4

…company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, includes:1° The name of the transport company;2° The references of the flight or journey concerned;3° In the event of the disembarkation of a fore…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-12

…d is tacitly renewable on expiry for successive periods of one year, up to a maximum of five years; 2° An amendment to the reinsurance treaty specifying the specific operating conditions of the system…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title IIa: Provisions common to direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 302 decies

…on behalf of the principal the formalities and obligations relating to the tax regime mentioned in 2° of I of Article 277 A, or pursuant to articles 300, 300 sexies, 302 bis ZN, 1613 ter, 1613 quater…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 901

…a document, which may include an appendix, containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 2° and 3° of Article 54 and by the fifth paragraph of article 57, and on pain of nullity :1° The con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-1-1

…e agreement or an approved branch professional reference document referred to in article L. 4161-2; 2° The proportion of employees exposed to the occupational risk factors referred to in article L. 41…

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Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-10-1

…L. 5132-5. In this case, the agreement specifies : 1° The expected number of employees concerned ; 2° The host structures with which these employees can carry out periods of work experience; 3° The s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-551

…imit applicable to these practitioners is set at : 1° 65 years for those born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years an…

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