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

Article L213-9

…s for a long-running film for which the cinematographic licence was issued less than five years ago may only be granted to a cinema operator in return for a proportional share of the film's box office…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

Electronic Internet voting may be used for the election of staff representatives to the Board of Directors, by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accord…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-13

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-10

…last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for Defence, for a renewable period of one year. Ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 E

…les 204 F and 204 G, a rate in accordance with the provisions of articles 204 H and 204 I. The levy may be modified at the taxpayer's request under the conditions set out in article 204 J. The rate of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime

Article L2124-3

In times of war, the representative of the State in the department may, by himself or by a special delegate, take a measure of communal interest by substituting himself for the mayor who, despite form…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2223-10

No burials may take place in churches, temples, synagogues, hospitals, public chapels, and generally in any enclosed and closed buildings where citizens gather for the celebration of their faiths, nor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for partition.

Article 822

If the deceased leaves one or more minor descendants, maintenance of joint ownership may be requested either by the surviving spouse, by any heir, or by the legal representative of the minors. If ther…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 814

…e net assets, the judge who appoints the successoral mandatary pursuant to articles 813-1 and 814-1 may authorise him to carry out all acts of administration of the estate. He may also authorise him,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1156

…s performed by a representative without authority or beyond his powers, the contracting third party may invoke its nullity. Neither the unenforceability nor the nullity of the act may be invoked once…

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