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

Article 212-13

The same project may not simultaneously be the subject of a direct grant awarded under article 212-11 and one or more direct grants awarded under article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-10

A debtor of several debts may indicate, when paying, which debt he intends to discharge.Failing indication by the debtor, the imputation takes place as follows: first on the debts due; among these, on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-13

…ions of the first and second paragraphs of article R. 512-12. Bonds maturing in more than two years may be used in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article R. 512-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Company certification

Article R4412-132

A company from a Member State of the European Union not established in France may carry out the work provided for in this sub-section if it holds a certificate issued by that State on the basis of a r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-137

…ommunication instead of postal means to comply with the formalities provided for in Articles R. 214-138, R. 214-143, R. 214-144, R. 214-153 and the last paragraph of Article R. 214-160 shall first obt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-133

…in kind is assessed under the responsibility of the Statutory Auditor; 3° Ordinary General Meetings may be held without a quorum being required. The same applies to Extraordinary General Meetings on s…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-13

…the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation, one or more structure or service managers may be appointed by the Tourist Office Director after consultation with the Management Committee. Ea…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-13

…report is submitted for signature by the foreign national concerned, who is informed that he or she may refuse to sign it. If the foreign national refuses to sign the report, this refusal and the reas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-13

…f copies and within the time limit set by the chairman of the disciplinary chamber. This time limit may not be less than one month from receipt of the notification of the complaint or application. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13

…de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique.The protection perimeters mentioned in article L. 1321-2 for the abstraction of water intended for human consumption may cover separate plots of land.…

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