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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-31

The prefect shall refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1612-20, when the accounts of the municipal or inter-municipal public establishment show a de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-86

Undertakings for collective investment in real estate must invest at least 20% of their real estate assets in buildings constructed, rented or offered for rent. The conditions for assessing this 20% r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-1

…ditors may only pursue payment of the company's debts against a partner after having unsuccessfully put the company on notice by extrajudicial act.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-11

When an order by the liberty and detention judge puts an end to the holding in the waiting zone, it is immediately notified to the public prosecutor.The foreign national is held at the disposal of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-15

…of this chapter shall be extinguished ten years after the very product which caused the damage was put into circulation unless, during this period, the victim has taken legal action..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1670

…the two preceding articles, the purchaser may require all the co-sellers or all the co-heirs to be put in issue, in order to conciliate among themselves for the resumption of the whole inheritance; a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-4-1

…for the medical biology laboratories under his authority, take the necessary corrective measures to put an end to it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-26

…foundations may only be carried out in small sections and as and when the shoring, struts or props put in place ensure sufficient safety. However, this requirement does not preclude the use of specia…

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