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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

…r a cinematographic work may not exceed the difference between the production cost of the work plus 7% and external financing.The total amount entered in the automatic account for any one delegated pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-4

…concurrence or, where it has raised the matter under the conditions provided for in Article L. 430-7-1, that of the Minister responsible for the economy. In the event of a duly substantiated special…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-8

…icle L. 654-1, to take any action or make any payment in breach of the provisions of article L. 622-7; 2° For any person mentioned in article L. 654-1, to make a payment in breach of the terms of sett…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article R521-19

…in article L. 521-9, are appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-2 to R. 343-7, R. 343-10 and R. 343-11. For the application of the provisions of article R. 343-2, the words: "h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Affixing seals.

Article 1315

…ls; 6° A mention of the formalities completed, if any, in application of the articles 1311 to 1314; 7° An indication of the surname, first name and capacity of the persons who attended the operations,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-5

…e provisions of articles R. 343-11 and R. 343-12 and the sum of the provisions mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 10° and 11° of article R. 343-3. For the application of the second paragraph of article R. 134-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-8

…es, after deduction of the costs associated with the property assets referred to in Article L. 5315-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-8

Providing samples of medicinal products is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° To persons not authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-8

…Committee may formulate requests for additional information under the conditions set out in Article 7(3) of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014. If it requests additional information, the C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-45

…dification making it necessary to rectify or add to the statements provided for in articles R. 123-37, R. 123-38, R. 123-42 and R. 123-44 shall, within one month, be the subject of an application for…

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