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

Article 231-17

The bonus coefficient is applied in the light of the efforts made by exhibitors to promote quality arthouse programming, train and develop audience loyalty, and organise events around their arthouse p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-28

The secure space referred to in article D. 224-26 comporte : 1° Une information sur les caractéristiques et l'utilité des données mises à disposition; 2° Une information sur les fonctionnalités prévue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-2

The Commission d'examen des pratiques commerciales is made up of one deputy and one senator as well as twenty-four full members and sixteen alternate members distributed as follows:1° One honorary mag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-2

The statement of claims supplemented by the draft distribution drawn up by the liquidator at the end of the procedure for the verification and admission of claims and the realisation of assets is file…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special conditions for the words "child under three years of age".

Article D6124-212

I.-In addition to the professionals mentioned in I of article D. 6124-197, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one nurse who holds a State diploma in childcare nursing or has proven train…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

I. - Film production companies and audiovisual production companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of executive production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-2

In addition to any person demonstrating an interest in taking action, the minister responsible for culture may refer the matter to the judicial authorities, particularly if there is no known successor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-24

Compensation granted under this chapter may not be combined with that granted, where applicable, under Articles L. 3122-1 to L. 3122-6, for the same losses.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-28

The compulsory sale may only be postponed in the event of force majeure or at the request of the Commission de surendettement (excessive debt commission) made pursuant to articles L. 722-4 or L. 721-7…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Arbitration

Article R2197-25

For the State, recourse to arbitration in the cases mentioned in Article L. 2197-6 is authorised by decree issued on the report of the competent minister and the minister responsible for the economy.

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