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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…ies are practised, as well as its annexes, without the authorisation provided for in article L. 232-18-7. They may obtain explanations on site between 6am and 11pm, or at any time when these premises…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 411-9

The total amount of aid for the production of a given short-lived cinematographic or audiovisual work may not:1° Exceed 80% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an internation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

By way of derogation from 1° of article 223-4, for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of del…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-18

The National Councils may use framework agreements under the conditions set out in articles R. 2162-1 to R. 2162-8, R. 2162-11 and R. 2162-12 of the French Public Procurement Code.

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

Article 916-41

The granting of this aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020)…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 916-43

…number of full-time equivalent jobs, a description of the impact of the crisis linked to the covid-19 epidemic and in particular the cash flow difficulties hampering its investments;b) A statement of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-92

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.When aid is awarded jointly to a production company and a director, a fraction equal to at least 30% of the amount is paid to the director, without prejudice…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-4

I.- In the event of professional inadequacy making it dangerous to practise the profession, the temporary suspension, in whole or in part, of the right to practise is pronounced by the competent regio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

For the application of article L. 424-10, as soon as they are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

…all respond via the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) to duly jus…

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