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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-47

…unication audiovisuelle et numérique (ARCOM) under the conditions laid down inarticle 6-1 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the broadcasting of cinem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-54

The Director General of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne is responsible for drawing up the electoral lists and organising all the operations relating to the election of the elected members o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…ing receivership proceedings in the situations and under the conditions provided for in Article L. 631-7, II of Article L. 631-15, I of Article L. 631-19 andArticle L. 631-22 of the French Commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-8

…he repurchase of the shares are called upon by the company under the conditions set out in Article 331 of the Code of Civil Procedure; they shall then proceed in accordance with Article 333 of that Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: The central body of savings banks and banques populaires

Article R512-57

…hat have opted for authorisation as a finance company, in accordance with II of article 34 of order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 relating to credit institutions and finance companies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Procedure applicable to economic and financial offences

Article D47-3

By application of the provisions of article 704, paragraph 1, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and II of article R. 5221-3 and may not be entered into by holders of the residence permits mentioned in 11° of article R. 5221-2, b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…rectified bases are taken into account in the general tax rolls.III.-.For premises that benefit on 31 December 2020 from II of this article, the reduction is recalculated, for the remaining years, af…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-67

…In the absence of an agreement notified by one of the authorities concerned to the prefect before 31 July 1984, the right to compensation is allocated to the département, unless during the 1983-1984…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-3

…s in mainland France and the overseas departments, with the exception of those in the Department of Mayotte, is reduced by €588 million. In 2015, this allocation will be reduced by €1,450 million. In…

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