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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-9

In order to receive the direct allocation, the distribution company must complete and submit, by 30 June 2021 at the latest, by electronic means, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-17

On receipt of the documents referred to in articles R. 521-13 and R. 521-14, the registrar enters the formality in the register, noting the changes recorded on the forms and the date of the amending f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

I. - The départements shall collect:1° (Repealed);2° La redevance des mines, prévues à article 1587 ;3° La part de la fraction de la composante de l'imposition forfaitaire sur les entreprises de résea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

…mitments of the local authority resulting from the partnership contracts provided for in Article L. 1414-1 ;8° A schedule showing the debt relating to the investment portion of partnership contracts;9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…days or half-days are converted into hours as follows:a half-day not worked corresponds to 3 hours 30 minutes not worked; -a day not worked corresponds to 7 hours not worked; -one week not worked cor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-151

The franchise agreement (number 150 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the total royalties, according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.645…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-15

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

…e acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-24-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-1

The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-30

A recourse action may be brought by the professional who provided the digital content or digital service, against any person upstream in the chain of commercial transactions, in accordance with the pr…

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