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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-32

I.-In the case of a multi-employer pyrotechnic site as defined in Article R. 4462-2, the site's pyrotechnic activities may only be carried out on the basis of an agreement drawn up and concluded by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

…the average of actual expenditure recorded in the last five known administrative accounts and, for capital expenditure, than the average of actual expenditure recorded in the last five known administ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-62

For prior authorisation, the application must be submitted at least one month before the end of the shooting or, for works in the animation genre, at least one month before the end of the production o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-60

…d once the work has been completed. This authorisation constitutes the decision to definitively allocate the sums invested. It establishes, where applicable, eligibility for the bonuses or increases p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-64

The date of completion of the work is that shown on the certificate of acceptance of the work by the publisher or publishers of television services responsible for broadcasting it or by the publisher…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-63

For final authorisation, the application must be submitted no later than four months after completion of the work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-61

The production company has a period of three years from the date of issue of the prior authorisation to obtain final authorisation.If this period is not respected, the production company is obliged to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-3

…the performance of their duties.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts recorded in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-24

…amounts representing automatic financial assistance to which production companies are entitled are calculated in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-3

…practice is also misleading if, taking into account the specific limitations of the means of communication used and the surrounding circumstances, it omits, conceals or provides in an unintelligible,…

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