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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-11

The proportional participation rate is freely debated between a minimum percentage set at 25% and a maximum percentage set at 50%. However, for cinematographic works shown more than two years after th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of the calculation period for sums held in the automatic account

Article 919-24

…ating the sums entered in the automatic account provided for in the second paragraph of article 211-25 is extended by one year for cinematographic works for which this period has expired in 2021 and w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article D217-5

Any commercial guarantee contract referred to in Article L. 224-25-27, entered into in connection with the supply of digital content and digital services includes a box in accordance with the model sh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-24

…accordance with Article L. 2223-23, must comply with the provisions set out in the articles R. 2223-25 à R. 2223-30.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th September and seven hours from 1st October to 31st March, except in the case of customs annexes whose opening hours may be limited to certain days or e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3823-2

…ject to the provisions of Article L. 3823-3, in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for justice.Article L. 3421-5 is applicable in its wo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-4

…Sole Proprietorships with Limited Liability or the National Register of Companies, a natural person married under a legal or contractual community regime must provide evidence that his or her spouse h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

…etween women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible and legible manner on the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-5

…ion paid and other benefits granted during the first half of the current year; 2° No later than 1st March of the following year for agreements concluded, remuneration paid and other benefits granted d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-8

…he standards for the rehabilitation of children set out in annex XXIV bis of decree no. 56-284 of 9 March 1956 supplementing decree no. 46-1834 of 20 August 1946, as amended, setting the conditions fo…

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