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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…and 411-11, for applications submitted between 1 October 2020 and 30 April 2021 and also between 1 May 2021 and 31 October 2021 for sums invested for production, when the following conditions are met…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-2

…n the basis of objective criteria.As an exception to the first paragraph of this article, provision may be made for equalisation of the tariffs applicable to all the services provided. This equalisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-3

…article L. 228-103 are convened under conditions defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. The court may decide that the competent meeting will decide on amendments to the Articles of Association, on f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-1

…s him to request the opening of conciliation proceedings from the president of the court. The court may, before making its decision, appoint a judge to gather information on the financial, economic an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

…exercised throughout the duration of the judicial liquidation by the liquidator.However, the debtor may bring a civil action in order to establish the guilt of the perpetrator of a crime or misdemeano…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-24

…to provide such information shall have no effect on the expiry of the registration.The registration may be renewed for a further period of ten years by declaration of the proprietor of the trade mark…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter A

…nies referred to in Article 239 quater A subject to the regime defined in article 302 septies A bis may keep super-simplified accounts. These accounts only record details of receipts and payments on a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21

…l'énergie shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties.The Autorité des marchés financiers sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficiaries.

Article L3332-2

Former employees who have left the company on retirement or early retirement may continue to contribute to the company savings plan. In companies employing at least one employee and less than two hund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-4

The Disciplinary Board may only rule when all its members and its Chairman are present. If the quorum is not reached, the Chairman shall (1) reconvene the members of the Disciplinary Board, which shal…

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