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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-68

In order to benefit from the exceptional aid, at least 50% of the cinemas for which the grouping or the lead company of the cartel ensures the programming belong to establishments that are independent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisions relating to recovery

Article L613-47

I. - Before implementing a measure to reduce the nominal value or conversion of own funds instruments and eligible commitments or a resolution measure, the resolution college shall ensure that a fair,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-1

Prior to the conclusion of a contract: 1° Providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate information relating in particular to the quality of the service rendered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-6

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 1251-7, a temporary employee may only be used to perform a specific and temporary task known as an "assignment" and only in the following cases:1° Replacement o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-14

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The composition and conditions of approval, financing, operation and a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40 are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706

The following may perform the duties of a specialist assistant to an investigating division mentioned in article 52-1 or a judicial court mentioned in articles 704 or 705 category A or B civil servant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-10

I. - The resources of the joint fund are made up of : 1° A contribution from the employers mentioned in article L. 2111-1 of the present code, based on the remuneration paid to the employees mentioned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…flat-rate reimbursement may be modified, for certain sectors of agricultural production, by decree (4) issued after consulting the professional agricultural organisations.(2) Annex II, art. 263 to 267…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption from producing all the documents mentioned in 2° of article L. 311-1

Article R313-14

The following are exempt from presenting the documents provided for in articles R. 311-3, R. 313-1 to R. 313-4 and R. 313-6 to R. 313-8: 1° Andorran and Monegasque nationals; 2° Foreign nationals hold…

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