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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2421

…location of the property, subject to the exception provided for in the second paragraph of Article 2418. Registration, which is never made ex officio by this service, may only take place for a specif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-31

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 2192-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

…m is reduced to three years for audiovisual adaptations of contemporary music. Part of these rights may be held by a co-producer who is not acting as a delegated production company;3° Own or co-own th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31

…e zones defined in 2° of I of Article L. 1434-3, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, after obtaining the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Conference on Health…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-31

The purchaser may provide for bonuses for participants in the dialogue. The amount of the bonus is indicated in the consultation documents and the remuneration of the contractor takes account of any b…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2445

…interested party as a result of the publication of his title. Without prejudice to any recourse it may have against the State, the creditor benefiting from the omitted registration does not lose the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Conseiller prud'homme.

Article L2412-13

The fixed-term employment contract of a labour consultant may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work certified by the occupational physician, or o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…or, where this condition does not apply, have established their registered office there. The fund may also choose a geographical area consisting of one or more overseas departments, or the Departmen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2447

…etermine the procedures for applying this article and, in particular, the technical procedures that may be used to prepare the reproduction to be deposited at the registry.>.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…311-41 in an amount equal to or greater than €450,000; 2° More than 50% of…

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