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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-9

The Minister may ask the Classification Committee to carry out a further examination.The procedure set out in the previous paragraph is compulsory if the Minister responsible for culture intends to ta…

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

Article 919-116

Exceptional aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The decision to award the aid or, where applicable, the agreement signed with the foreign sales company, sets out the terms and conditions for payment…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who is in one of the following situations is deemed to satisfy the qualifi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder, a natural person, in a company mentioned in articles 8 and 8 ter, who carries out a non-commercial professional activity with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-9

Whatever the nature of the loss, where liability is not disputed and the loss has been fully quantified, the insurer covering civil liability in respect of a land motor vehicle is obliged to make a re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Abuse of weakness

Article L121-9

It is prohibited to abuse a person's weakness or ignorance in order to obtain commitments:1° Either as a result of canvassing by telephone or fax;2° Or as a result of a personalised solicitation, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-9

The rights defined in articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-7, L. 615-4 and L. 615-5 of this Code may be exercised from the date on which a European patent application is published in accordance with the provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of situations of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R1333-94

I. - Depending on the risks to the population and the environment, the representative of the State in the département shall delimit areas in which measures to reduce exposure to ionising radiation may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-9

The medically assisted procreation centre keeps, under the joint responsibility of the authorisation holders and in compliance with confidentiality, the following information in the joint medical file…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-9

In application of article LO 6261-4, for the local authority and its public establishments, the investment section of the budget may include programme authorisations and the operating section may incl…

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