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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…ticle D. 223-2 is applicable in its wording in force the day after the publication of decree no. 2008-1419 of 19 December 2008. Articles R. 223-20-1, R. 223-24, R. 225-98 and R. 227-1 shall apply in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and autonomy conferences

Article D1443-9

For its application to La Réunion, 3° of article D. 1432-28, 8° of article D. 1432-37, 8° of article D. 1432-39 and 8° of article D. 1432-41 are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…ench Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3 to L. 1111-3-6, article L. 1111-8-2 and section 3 of chapter I, as well as article L. 1111-5-1 in New Caledonia.Article L. 1111-2 is…

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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 913-5

…d or postponed until 31 December 2020, aid will only be granted if filming is resumed by 31 January 2021 at the latest. If filming is interrupted or postponed after 1st January 2021, support will only…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

…he grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For each…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…d Futuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-21

…101-2-1 of the town planning code, in relation to the state of the parcels concerned on 23 August 2021, in all communes, of a retail shop or a commercial complex whose overall sales area, if the pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…the duration of the rights provided for in the agreement pursuant to 7° of article 26 of decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 relating to on-demand audiovisual media services.For automatic support, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-7

…access to their identity or non-identifying data in application of D of VIII ofarticle 5 of law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021 relating to bioethics. II - On this occasion, the third party donor is in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-14

…d for in I for all or some of the performers, within twelve months of the promulgation of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, these terms and conditions and this level are determined for the performers…

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