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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-22

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances:1° The award of automatic financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regula…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

…on is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-20

…contract holder and the purchaser's representative, who may be assisted by any person of their choice, as well as any person whose hearing the chairman deems useful. The Committee may only validly de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-2

Any service provider is required, with regard to any recipient of services, to comply with the information obligations defined in Article L. 111-2 of the Consumer Code. This obligation does not apply…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-23

…24-17, with specific information on : - the cost of managing these actions; - the people who have received assistance for three consecutive years; b) A description of the allocation procedures; c) A c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-2

…R. 613-45-3, R. 613-52 and R. 613-58 shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.Registered mail may be replaced by delivery of the letter to the addressee against a receipt,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Status of the consumer ombudsman

Article L613-2

…the consumer mediator satisfies the following additional conditions:1° He is appointed, in accordance with a transparent procedure, by a collegiate body set up by the company, comprising representati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-23

…rticle R. 224-22 do not apply in the following cases:1° When the vehicle is the subject of maintenance or repair services carried out free of charge, or under contractual warranties, or as part of rec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10 : Olive oil and table olives

Article R412-26

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991, as amended, on the characteristics of olive…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article R614-2

…dations for avoiding them;3° The proportion of disputes that he has refused to deal with and the percentage assessment of the various reasons for refusal;4° The percentage of mediations interrupted an…

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