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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…rd clauses ensuring respect for the moral rights granted to authors by articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…nd b of 1°, making it impossible to complete the work as initially planned, provided that at least 25% of the production expenses have already been incurred. This rate is reduced to 15% when the aband…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-5

…t, by electronic means, to the secretariat of the national committee provided for in article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code and, where appropriate, sends its opinion on the application with i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the operation of people's savings passbook accounts.

Article R221-50

…le's savings passbook account includes interest set by order of the Minister for the Economy. At 31 December each year, the interest is added to the capital and itself becomes interest-bearing.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

…r English;3° A detailed estimate of production costs, specifying the costs to be incurred in France;4° A provisional financing plan;5° A provisional list of authors specifying their nationality and, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…for in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the following particu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information about accidents at work

Article R4121-5

…from the employing company or establishment; 3° The victim's surname, forenames and date of birth; 4° The date, time, place and circumstances of the accident; 5° The identity and contact details of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Limitation period

Article L131-59

Actions for recourse by the bearer against the endorsers, the drawer and the other obligees shall be barred after six months from the expiry of the time limit for presentation. Actions for recourse by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-58

Any revolving credit within the meaning of article L. 312-57 is referred to in any commercial or advertising document as "revolving credit", to the exclusion of all others.

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