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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-22

For each sports resource, expertise and performance centre, a provisional document is drawn up for the management of jobs and personnel credits, which describes :1° Forecasts for the arrival and depar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-2

…ontrol: a) Foreign exchange transactions, capital movements and settlements of any kind between France and foreign countries; b) The creation, change in nature and liquidation of French assets abroad;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-3

To be eligible for financial assistance for production and preparation, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Definition of Community territory

Article 256-0

…ublic of Germany, the island of Heligoland and the territory of Büsingen; For the Kingdom of Spain, Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands; For the Republic of Finland, the Aland Islands ; For the Hell…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-20

By 31 December each year at the latest, the national joint employment and training committees with competence in the field of entertainment and sport propose for the following year, at the request of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article R362-2

…domicile and reside on French territory. He must be vested with sufficient powers by the company concerned to bind it in relation to third parties and to represent it in relation to the French authori…

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

Article 232-30

…4° The quality of the facilities, in particular the quality of the screenings, the quality of the reception, the comfort of spectators and the integration of the project into its environment;5° The re…

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

Article 422-2

…isual or multimedia works that :1° Represent all immigrant populations, populations of immigrant descent and overseas populations that make up French society, and in particular those living in priorit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2

The holder of a published design registration may at any time renounce it, in whole or in part. The declaration of renunciation must, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° Be made by the holder of the regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

…ter than 18,000,000 euros, are required to draw up the documents mentioned in article L. 232-2.They cease to be subject to this obligation if they do not meet any of these conditions for two successiv…

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