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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…ation production must begin before 30 November 2021.The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested, up to a limit of €100,000 per company for sums invested in p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

…of education or research or to those of companies with fewer than 1,000 employees and no more than 25% of whose capital is held by another entity that does not meet the same condition. Once obtained,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-33

…n.The dissolution order or decree determines, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26 and, without prejudice to the rights of third parties, the conditions under whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of the Criminal Records Department

Article R64

…of terrorist offences, in its capacity as manager of the said file, in accordance with articles 706-25-5 and R. 50-32; d) Persons registered in the Directory of Personal Data Collected in the Course o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-2

…rried out, in order to ensure compliance with the health safety rules mentioned in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28-1, in accordance with the rules of good practice defined by the decree provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

…te donation, the practitioner shall ensure that the health safety rules set out in articles R. 1211-25 to R. 1211-28 are complied with. The practitioner mentioned in the first paragraph ensures that t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…5 14 3 12 15 3 13 16 3 13,5 17 3 14 18 3 14,5 19 3 15 20 3 15,5 21 3 16 22 3 16,5 23 3 17 24 3 17,5 25 3 18 26 3 18,5 27 3 19 28 3 19,5 29 3 20 30 and over 3 20 In the event of redundancy in a company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules

Article L5842-2

…provided for in II to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-2 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…n the free edge of the central incisors) :Limited to 30 mm 5 %Limited to 20 mm 17 %Limited to 10 mm 25 %Temporomandibular joint disorders :Mild form :- unilateral 3 %- bilateral5 %Severe form35 à 10 %…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action. Article L. 5134-1 is…

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