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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 411-18

…to production expenses in France for at least 80% of their final cost or of the French share in the case of an international co-production, up to a maximum of 160% of the cumulative amount of the sums…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-17

…ceding authority within the period prescribed for the submission of applications or tenders, as the case may be.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-10-1

…e request of the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire, the president of the court hearing the case may order any appropriate precautionary measure in respect of the assets of the de jure or de f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-11

…of the staff of a court, the prefect may decide that supplementary elections will be held. In this case, the term of office of the elected judges expires at the end of the judicial year.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-60

…claims, the changes made to the claims shall be indicated. Upon request, the applicant may, in this case, be authorised to eliminate from the description and drawings the elements which would no longe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D213-2

…f the contract where delivery of the goods or performance of the service is immediate. In all other cases, the period runs from the conclusion of the contract until the date of delivery of the goods o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: ASYLUM AT THE BORDER

Article R352-2

In the case provided for in 1° of Article L. 352-1, the administrative authority competent to determine the State responsible for examining an asylum application and to take the decision to transfer t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article R551-21

…place of accommodation if they are absent for more than a week without valid justification.In this case, the manager of the place shall inform the French Office for Immigration and Integration withou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-6

…tion is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to issue the implementing regulatory provisions. It is grant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-6

…tion is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to make the implementing regulatory provisions. It is grante…

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