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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-108

…of national framework scheme no. SA.62102 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(20…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-113

…of national framework scheme no. SA.62102 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020 C(2020) 9072, 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020 C(20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-18

…ticle R. 621-8. The closure of the proceedings is pronounced under the conditions of article L. 626-9. Le mandataires de justice shall file an end-of-assignment report without delay under the conditio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-10 and L. 224-25-11 relating to the obligation to provide digital content or digital services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-9

…decisions falling within its remit, with the exception of those referred to in I of Article L. 621-15. The delegate shall report to the next meeting of the Board on the decisions taken by virtue of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Specialised counter-terrorism assistants

Article D47-6-18

…iploma allowing the performance of the duties of specialised assistant provided for in articles 706-25-2-1 and 706-25-15 validates training in at least one of the following subjects: I.-Penal law and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-15

In the event of opposition to the payment of the price, the seller may, in any event, after the expiry of the ten-day period, appeal to the president of the court in summary proceedings in order to ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-9

Acts performed by the challenged member before he became aware of the request for challenge may not be challenged.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-152

…noxious and unintended response to a medicinal product or to a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 ; 2° "Serious adverse reaction": an adverse reaction which is lethal or life-threatening, or whi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-3

If the ashes are scattered in the countryside, the person entitled to provide for the funeral must declare this to the Town Hall of the municipality in which the deceased was born, and the identity of…

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