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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 721-2

…cinematographic works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-90

…aphic entertainment establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for managing the end of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-1

…nce with a model conforming to the model provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals and its ann…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHEN THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION IS UNDER THE COMPETENCE OF ANOTHER STATE

Article R571-1

…571-1. It specifies that the foreign national is the subject of a procedure pursuant to regulation no. 604/2013 of 26 June 2013.This certificate does not allow free movement in the other Member State…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-5

…aning of Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and contracts or to measure the per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-7

…t-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-104 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-105Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-20

…rticle R. 5211-19 for the communes, depending on whether the communes concerned represent less than 25%, between 25% and 40% or more than 40% of the population of all the communes in the department; c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 H

…emption referred to in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-26

…ed for in article L. 141-23. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 141-23 to L. 141-25.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-13

…debit forms signed on bank accounts containing clauses contrary to the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50 is punishable by a fine of 300,…

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