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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

…ion companies to invest the sums entered in their automatic account for the benefit of the 25% rate may be exercised up to a limit of €200,000 and three cinematographic works, per financial year and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-B

…cil of 26 June 2013. The arrangements, strategies and procedures referred to in the first paragraph may also be designed to enable credit institutions and finance companies to assess and maintain adeq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

I.-It is instituted for the benefit of the communes or, as the case may be, of the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or of the départements which are substituted for them by virtue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

…the Director General, in compliance with the provisions of article D. 112-14, 8° of article D. 112-17 and article D. 112-18. In the event of an unfavourable opinion from the Steering Committee, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-8

…Code, any laboratory carrying out expert assessments in application of articles L. 215-9 to L. 215-17 of the Consumer Code, any laboratory carrying out health checks or self-monitoring as provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to health data

Article L1435-6

…rsons, and precautions are taken to ensure that access can be traced, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-13

…he judgment opening the safeguard or judicial recovery proceedings mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17.II.- Where they are not paid on the due date, these claims are paid by lien in accordance with th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-3

…Orly aerodromes:1° For the application of articles R. 251-1, R. 341-2, R. 342-6, R. 342-10, R. 342-17, R. 342-19, R. 343-26, R. 613-1, R. 615-1, R. 621-1, R. 622-1, R. 632-1, R. 632-5, R. 632-9, R. 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-6

…The authority responsible for the public Internet site complies with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties by completing the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-1

…for its receipt, to the regional inter-professional joint committee referred to in article L. 6323-17-6, approved in the region of his main place of residence or his place of work. This request is ad…

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