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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-43

The coefficients applicable to works in the fiction genre are determined as follows:I. - The works are divided into two groups:1° First group: works whose French hourly expenditure is equal to or grea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

The loss of French nationality takes effect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

I.-Articles R. 4234-23 to R. 4234-33 and R. 4234-35 to R. 4234-40 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-3

Consent to the divorce and its effects cannot be presumed. The agreement shall expressly include, on pain of nullity: 1° The surname, forenames, profession, residence, nationality, date and place of b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-32

The single European code is allocated to all tissues, their derivatives and cells or cell therapy preparations used for therapeutic purposes, regardless of their country of origin, prior to their dist…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

The presentation report also includes, where applicable, the following information:1° The reasons for having recourse to a contract awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering, to the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-37

For the application of II of Article L. 2334-40, the amount of credits allocated to each département is equal to the sum of the following three amounts:1° The sum of the allocations calculated in appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-3

The departmental protocol specifies : 1° The list of acts, orders, decisions, documents and administrative correspondence drawn up under the responsibility of the departmental prefect, which are prepa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book IV: Arbitration.

Article 1506

Unless the parties have agreed otherwise and subject to the provisions of this Title, the following Articles shall apply to international arbitration:1° 1446,1447,1448 (paragraphs 1 and 2) and 1449, r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article R214-234

The securitisation undertaking may grant the loans referred to in V of Article L. 214-175-1 under the conditions defined by Articles R. 214-203-1, R. 214-203-2, R. 214-203-3 with the exception of I, R…

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