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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Freedom of establishment or freedom to provide services

Article L519-10

…egister referred to in I of article L. 512-1 of the Insurance Code, or if any changes are made that may affect the conduct of his business, the body responsible for keeping the register shall inform t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-10

…in all cases where the legal provisions have not made such establishment compulsory. No limitation may be placed on the provisions relating to the exercise of trade union rights by memorandum or unil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-10

The works council defined in this title may be set up in undertakings belonging to an economic and social unit. The agreement defined in article L. 2321-2 is concluded either at the level of one or mo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-10

Art et essai grants are awarded after cinemas have been classified as art et essai establishments and, where appropriate, awarded labels.Cinemas classified as art et essai establishments are divided i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-2

Except in cases where financial intermediation is ruled out by the parents or the judge pursuant to the provisions of 1° and 2° of II of article 373-2-2 of the French Civil Code, the payment of mainte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-109

…ument a list of the directors or members of the supervisory board and management board, as the case may be, and of the statutory auditors in office, showing their surnames and first names in common us…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…le L. 212-32 of this code;3° Average sales are determined :a) For cinemas opened before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas ope…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 1237-5-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1237-5-1-As from the date of publication of Order No. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017, no collective agreement or arrangemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-10

…at any other place indicated in the notice convening the meeting.Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held by videoconference under the conditions laid down in the internal rules in accordance wi…

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

Article 916-1

…he sums representing the automatic financial aid to which they are entitled pursuant to article 211-25, between 2 September 2020 and 16 February 2021, are those set out in article 916-2.

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