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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

The amount of the direct allocation is set at :- 35% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinemas on 14 October 2020;- 50% of the amount of expenditure incurred…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decision to implement a decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or by a State with which the Schengen acquis applies

Article L615-1

…ent a decision obliging a foreign national to leave the territory of another State in the following cases:1° The foreign national has been the subject of an alert for the purposes of refusing entry by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-20

…ion for actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, the departmental council and the family allowance f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-1

…ted by a person in the territory of another State party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Joint ventures

Article R422-50

…ation of a joint venture of industrial property attorneys referred to in Title II of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in a newspaper authorised to re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company.

Article R6223-69

…s professional activity within the company, provided that he notifies the company by any means that can be proven to have been received. He shall comply with the time limit set by the Articles of Asso…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-2

…directly from the territory of one of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 may have 1° and 2° of article L. 611-1 applied to them if they cannot prove that they entered o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-4

…directly from the territory of one of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 may have 1° and 2° of article L. 612-3 applied to them if they cannot prove that they entered o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-14

The provisions of articles R. 5125-15 to R. 5125-24 govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to partnerships of commercial court registrars.

Article R743-135

The joint ventures provided for in article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as sociétés en participation de greffiers de tribunal de commerce. The partnership is not the holder…

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