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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

The amount of the sums entered in the automatic account for a cinematographic work may not exceed the difference between the production cost of the work plus 7% and external financing.The total amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-18

I.-The Committee will issue a scientific, technical and ethical opinion within one month of the matter being referred to it. Committee members will assess the educational and scientific value of the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Liability regime

Article L133-18

In the event of an unauthorised payment transaction reported by the payment service user under the conditions set out in Article L. 133-24, the payer's payment service provider shall reimburse the pay…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-18

Under the delegation of powers granted to them, the delegating federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 22…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

If the representative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-18

If, before 1 January, the establishment has not adopted a primary budget by the required majority, or if the primary budget has not been approved by the supervisory authority, the chairman may, using…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-18

In its application for registration, the European Economic Interest Grouping declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62 : 1° With regard to the grouping: a) Its name, its trading name, if one is used; b)…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment, compensation for damages and forced execution

Article R623-18

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-18

In the event of the case being dropped or in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 45-17, a specific form is sent to the person to enable them to be reimbursed for their deposit…

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