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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-10

…le or if the public interest or that of the creditors so requires, the continuation of the business may be authorised by the court for a maximum period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. It may be e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

…ntages and flat rates provided for in the contracts granting cinematographic representation rights; 9° The share due to the distributors of the cinematographic or audiovisual works or documents; 10° T…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…L. 1221-10 of the Labour Code and the document acknowledging receipt by the recipient organisation; 9° A copy of the nominative social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Securi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…ed on the transfer of receivables or as remuneration for the management of transferred receivables; 9° Banking transactions relating to the financing of exports, deliveries exempt under I of article 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulatory capital requirements

Article R352-1

…fset by the more favourable result of another risk, where those risks are not perfectly correlated; 9° The term "probability distribution forecast" refers to a mathematical function that assigns a pro…

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

Article 231-11

…umber of rooms in the establishments:- 1 venue: 1.26;- 2 venues: 2.1;- 3 venues: 3.15;- 4 venues: 3.9;- 5 venues: 4.8;- 6 and 7 venues: 5.5;- 8 and 9 venues: 6.2;- 10 and 11 venues: 6.9;- 12 and 13 ve…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

…10-1R. 413-1R. 414-2R. 414-5 and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15R. 421-26 to R. 421-28R. 421-34-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-1

…ces mentioned in articles L. 3641-1 and L. 3641-2 and for the exercise of the powers referred to in 9 of I of Article L. 3642-2 are automatically made available to the metropolitan authority by the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

…g the continuity of operations that will be maintained in application of the resolution strategies; 9° A description of the arrangements for the circulation of information between the person concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…e body.The documents attesting to the completion of the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the assignment of new assets or the withdrawal of assigned assets su…

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