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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for printed banknotes

Article D212-77

The operator of a cinema is responsible for the printed tickets in his possession. He must be able to show the tickets not yet used and to justify, if necessary, the missing quantities of tickets.In t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-7

The total amount of financial aid granted in application of this chapter may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French parti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-73

In the case of individual fireplaces and appliances, maintenance and sweeping are carried out at the occupant's initiative, unless otherwise stipulated in the lease.In the case of collective fireplace…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ongoing evaluation of the criteria for granting early access authorisation and transmission of new data

Article R5121-71

In order to be able to continuously assess the criteria mentioned in I of Article L. 5121-12, the Haute Autorité de santé and, where applicable, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-73

…or postal voting form or the single document provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 225-76, the places and conditions, in particular the time limits, under which they may be obtained and r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-7

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected from within the Board, from among the personalities mentioned in 5° of article R. 211-4, for a term of four years, renewable once. In the event of tem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XI: Legal support measures.

Article 1262-7

The appeal is open to the person receiving the benefits and to the public prosecutor.The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged according to the procedure without compulsory representation.The time…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-74

…he duties attributed to the substitute by these texts, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 743-73. The same applies in the case provided for in article R. 743-68-1 of the dissolution of the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

…ers and sets when the work belongs to the animation genre;6° Expenditure on testing special effects;7° Expenditure on the design and manufacture of models and media intended to present the initial vis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-7

…nvictions, specifying, as appropriate: 1° For the situations referred to in 1° to 6° of Article D. 571-4 : a) Either the bulletin does not include any of the convictions set out in articles L. 133-6 o…

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