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

Article 312-18

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the formalised version of the project for the concept…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication media

Article R3122-3

In addition to the concession notice referred to in article R. 3122-2, the awarding authority may publish a supplementary advertising notice on a medium other than the one chosen as compulsory. This a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-3

A suitable dispensing device is a device which, having regard to the characteristics of the product, makes it possible to preserve its integrity, ensure its conservation, meet the specific requirement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-3

When the other formalities for the formation of the company have been completed, a notice is inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the département of the registered office.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-31

Each company taking part in the cross-border merger shall submit to the registrar responsible for the supervision referred to in Article L. 236-43 a file containing, in addition to the certificate of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-3

The President of the Territorial Council appoints members of the Territorial Council to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions laid down by the provisions governing these bodies.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-31

After the judge has verified the amount, in principal, interest and costs, of the new claim that is the subject of an intervention in an ongoing attachment, the court clerk notifies the debtor and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-333

The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 6152-813 apply to a practitioner holding a time savings account who requests an extension of activity, for all the days registered. In the event tha…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-32

The revenue of the urban community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V and V b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-3

As stated in Article 226-27 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of identifying a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical or scientific research purposes or of taking biological trace…

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