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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-2

…ided that this contract was taken out before the entry into force of deliberation no. 2020/CA/11 of 29 May 2020 or that the work concerned is produced as part of a co-production mentioned in b of 2° o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

…it for consumption, but which meet the characteristics defined in Annex III to Decree no. 87-600 of 29 July 1987 amending the provisions of Title II of Decree no. 53-978 of 30 September 1953, may not…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…1-39, R. 222-6, R. 223-10, R. 223-11, R. 223-13 and R. 251-5, as amended by Decree no. 2021-1888 of 29 December 2021;Articles R. 223-1 and R. 223-5 as amended by Decree no. 2023-97 of 14 February 2023…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments;3° The units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code;4° Derivatives within the meaning of Article 2(1), 29 of Regulation (EU…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-33

…of receipt, to sell his shares under the conditions provided for in articles 19 and 21 de la loi du 29 novembre 1966 et aux articles R. 422-28 et R. 422-29. If, on expiry of this period, no assignment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-227-1

…ragraph of 3° of V of Article L. 214-169 and that it has the effects provided for in Article L. 313-29, or, where applicable, Article L. 313-29-1; 3° A description of the assignment or pledge of a bus…

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

Article 919-39

Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-1

…article R. 1334-16 to comply with any of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27 to R. 1334-29, article R. 1334-29-2, the first and second paragraphs of article R. 1334-29-3 and article R. 133…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-31 orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

…Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 341-8 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-9 order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 341-10 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L 341-11 law no. 2019-486 of 22 Ma…

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