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

Article 433-7

The aid is paid in two instalments:1° The first instalment is paid when the aid is granted. It corresponds to 70% of the amount;2° The balance is paid after presentation, no later than eighteen months…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R223-4

The body mentioned in article R. 223-1 is the only body authorised to collect, record, store, modify or process the information on the telephone anti-solicitation list. It is also solely authorised to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-44

In order to distribute the proceeds of the sales, the liquidator draws up a distribution plan. To this end, he may summon the creditors. The draft distribution is notified to the creditors and the deb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-4

I.-Obligations arising in the course of their trade between traders or between traders and non-traders are prescribed by five years if they are not subject to special shorter prescriptions. II.-All ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D593-4

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-4

The Lyon metropolitan authority is subject to the provisions of article L. 3312-1, with the exception of the presentation of the budget guidelines, which takes place within a period of ten weeks.The d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Management by the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-44

The inter-company social and cultural activities committee comprises: 1° An employers' representative appointed by the employers. Assisted by one or two alternates, he chairs the committee; 2° Represe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-46

Pharmaceutical establishments operate in accordance with the good practices mentioned in article L. 5121-5 which are applicable to them. In particular, they have : 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Ski lift insurance

Article A220-4

The supporting document provided for in article R. 220-8 must bear the words "Certificate of insurance(art. L. 220-1 of the Insurance Code)" at the top right-hand corner. This document must also inclu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-4

The Government shall submit to Parliament, for a given year, no later than 1 June of the second year following, a report showing, for each category of territorial authority, the share of own resources…

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