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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-9

…tors are free of charge. However, if the Articles of Association so provide, the Board of Directors may decide to allocate, within the limits set by the General Meeting, compensation and benefits in r…

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

Article 311-90

…uest of the production company, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may decide, taking into account the specific nature of the audiovisual work in question and the seri…

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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 913-1

…ment of financial aid to delegated production companies, to the cost of losses linked to the covid-19 epidemic, leading, until 31 March 2023, to the interruption, postponement or abandonment of film s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-107

The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed an amount corresponding to a percentage of the loss of turnover suffered in 2020 less the amount of aid received in respect of 2020 pursuant to Decree no.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-9

The benefit of the right of priority may only be granted if:1. Within a period of three months from the filing date of the application, the applicant submits to the person in charge of the missions un…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 930-2

The provisions of Article 930-1 do not apply to the union defender. Proceedings carried out by the trade union defender may be drawn up on paper and delivered to the court registry or sent to him by r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increases.

Article L7422-9

…rticle L. 7422-6, and taking into account, where applicable, the assistance to which the homeworker may have recourse, in accordance with 2° of article L. 7412-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-9

…ts mentioned in the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that may not exceed 20%. These discounts apply to the portion of the emolument calculated on the base bra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Paid practice of medicine.

Article R4127-95

…ncerning professional confidentiality and the independence of his decisions. Under no circumstances may a doctor accept restrictions on his independence in his medical practice from the doctor, compan…

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