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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-25

At least ten days before the meeting, each of the members of the commission shall receive, by any means, communication of the request for an opinion, accompanied by:1° The prefectoral order setting th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UC

I. - The provisions of I and 4° to 9° of II of Article 150 U s appliquent:a) Aux plus-values réalisées lors de la cession de biens mentionnés au a du 1° du II de l'article L. 214-81 of the Monetary an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-47

Works that have received either pre-production support, financial support for the production of audiovisual works or financial support from the association Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématogra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-43

Production companies are eligible when they have cumulatively: 1° Produced at least four short cinematographic or audiovisual works, with the exception of episodes of series, for which a cinematograph…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-33

The resolution measures referred to in this sub-section and in sub-section 4 may be implemented by the College of Resolution separately or in combination.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 23…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Residence grants

Article 411-41

The writer-director has twelve months from the date of the final award to submit to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée a report on the residency, a rewriting note, the reworked script…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-49

In the case of other works, the decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Production Aid Committee before production.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-42

Selective financial assistance is awarded to production companies for the production and, where appropriate, development of a programme of two to five short films.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1245-1

Any employment contract entered into in disregard of the provisions of Articles L. 1242-1 to L. 1242-4, L. 1242-6, L. 1242-7, L. 1242-8-1, L. 1242-12, first paragraph, L. 1243-11, first paragraph, L.…

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