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

Article 919-43

By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have di…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-8

…u, must be presented under the conditions laid down by the decision referred to in l'article R. 712-26. The provisions of Article R. 712-11 are applicable to any application that does not meet the con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-1

…IIR. 131-1 to R. 131-8Application by operation of lawIn Title IVR. 140-1R. 141-1 to R. 141-13R. 142-26 to R. 142-32R. 142-41 to R. 142-50

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article R227-1-1

…nature that meets at least the requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

…creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

…icers competent to carry out public sales under the conditions set out in article 3 of the order of 26 June 1816 which establishes, in execution of the law of 28 April 1816, judicial auctioneers in to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article D5134-41

…ly contribution to the financing of the aid is equal to 88% of the lump sum mentioned in article L. 262-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, applicable to a single-person household, up t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-5

…be, in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or by order of the Minister in charge of the economy, to the European Parliament, the C…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…ts:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984 a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…lio management company or of one of the legal persons or subsidiaries referred to in Article L. 612-26 or for any manager of a market undertaking, a member of a clearing house or a person authorised t…

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