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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-42

…works provided for in article 223-9 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at least six cinematographic works…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

…613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18

…uent general meeting or by the ordinary general meeting. In the case provided for in Article L. 225-16, they are appointed in the Articles of Association. Their term of office is determined by the Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-75

…uent general meeting or by the ordinary general meeting. In the case provided for in Article L. 225-16, they are appointed in the Articles of Association. Their term of office is determined by the Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-18

…and National Security Committee for the Protection of Individuals mentioned in I of Article L. 1123-16 and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1, clinical investigations mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

Each year, by 15 October at the latest, the Government sends Parliament and the social partners managing the body referred to in Article L. 5427-1 a report on the financial situation of the unemployme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2191-19

…ent is less than 80% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2191-16 to R. 2191-18, the reimbursement of the advance payment must be completed when the amount of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-24

A UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in units or shares of the same UCITS governed by French or foreign law or FIA governed by French law or established in another Member State of the European U…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-21

The representative of a list checks and certifies that this list meets the conditions laid down in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20. The individual candidacy declarations of each candidate on the lis…

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