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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-16

In the event of a change or amortisation of capital, the Extraordinary General Meeting shall determine the impact of such transactions on the rights of holders of preference shares. Such impact may al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses.

Article L2123-18-3

Exceptional assistance and rescue expenses incurred in an emergency by the mayor or a deputy using their personal funds may be reimbursed to them by the municipality on production of supporting docume…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1733

He is liable for the fire, unless he proves: That the fire occurred by fortuitous event or force majeure, or by a construction defect. Or that the fire was communicated by a neighbouring house.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-55

A decree shall determine: 1° The maximum number of members of the Employee Housing Information and Assistance Committee; 2° The conditions under which the advisors appointed to the committee are, wher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-110

An employee who returns to work in the company at the end of his leave is entitled to retraining as necessary, particularly in the event of a change in working techniques or methods.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-147

The opening and constitution of each association in the event of survival, as well as the closing of the registration lists for the said association, must be recorded by deliberation of the company's…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-67

Except in the cases provided for in articles R. 421-68 and R. 421-69, the French Central Bureau must also provide proof that the insurer of the liable party has withdrawn its authorisation.

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

Article 231-13

For the classification and allocation of aid in year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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

Article 421-11

The grant is paid to the author at the time of the award decision. If there is more than one author, payment is made to the authors according to the agreements between them.

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

Article 621-9

The production expenses taken into account to calculate the direct allocation are capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the Fren…

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