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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

…he circumstances in which it gives rise to repayment, are laid down in the agreement. The agreement may also provide for a derogation from the time limit for lapsing the decision conditioning payment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-69

The investment is subject to the issue of a specific investment authorisation, taking into account the sums available on the automatic cinema production account of production companies that are subsid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-59

…n the deadline;2° When production approval cannot be granted.Exceptionally, the obligation to repay may be waived by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, at…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-8

…ble property of a minor, even an emancipated minor, or of an adult under guardianship or tutorship, may not be seized before their movables have been discussed. However, discussion of the movables is…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-10

When an account funded by remuneration from work is the subject of a direct payment procedure on the basis of this chapter, the garnishee shall in any event leave at the disposal of the debtor, withou…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-19

The contracting authority shall inform in writing all tenderers whose tenders have not been eliminated pursuant to Article R. 2161-18 of any changes made to the technical specifications or other consu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-133

If the General Meeting or, in the event of delegation under Article L. 225-129, the Board of Directors or the Management Board expressly decides to do so, the shares not subscribed by irrevocable enti…

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

Article L22-10-30

…ements referred to in article L. 225-86 at the latest when they are concluded. Any interested party may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the management board to p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-12

…ound by an agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The offenders may, in addition, be deprived for a period not exceeding five years of the right to be elected and t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-41

If the lessor causes the lessee to subscribe or receives acceptance of the offer from the lessee without it bearing a date or if it bears a false date such as to lead to the belief that it was given a…

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