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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-11

…nt approval between 1 October 2020 and 30 June 2021.The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount of the sums invested.The allocation of direct allocations is subject to the provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-11

A creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-8

…ent of domicile or residence in subsequent civil proceedings, authorised pursuant to 6° of article 515-11 of the Civil Code, is subject to the conditions and procedures laid down by l'article 1136-5.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-15-2

For the purposes of II of Article L. 533-15, the following conditions must be met:1° The client has agreed to receive the suitability statement without undue delay after the conclusion of the transact…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-11

I. - The first paragraph of article L. 113-15-2 applies to the following tacitly renewable insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities:1° Contracts in the classe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-1

The provisions of articles R. 1142-14 and R. 1142-15 do not apply to claims for compensation for the harmful consequences of an act performed as part of research involving the human person.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

…t promoting the principles of the contract of republican commitment mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-11

The purchaser may require tenderers to attach a French translation to the documents drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 as well as articles R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-11

…the local authority's budget to the territorial audit chamber under articles LO 6471-7 and LO 6471-15 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of the procedure. Ho…

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