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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…a professional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publication of law no. 2009-669 of 12 June 2009 promoting the dissemination and protection of creativity on the internet, the cinematog…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 971

…said article 965. II.-The rights attached to a lease-to-own contract governed by law no. 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière pour la valeur des acti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Obtaining a multi-annual residence permit without a change of reason

Article R433-5

…eign national is attending regularly and seriously the civic training referred to in article R. 413-12 and, where prescribed, all the language training referred to in article R. 413-13 as well as, in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-7

…Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Articles L. 122-1, L. 141-1 to L. 141-5-1 and L. 141-6-1 as part of its participation in the European System of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-1

…e not required for communities of communes existing on the date of publication of Law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 on the strengthening and simplification of inter-communal cooperation, or resulting fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6232-1

…and on the other hand, of the proposals which it may adopt within the framework of Articles LO 6251-12, LO 6251-14 and LO 6251-15.II. - On a proposal from the Executive Council, the Territorial Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6332-1

…proposals it may adopt within the framework of Articles LO 6351-6, LO 6351-8 and LO 6351-9, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-14 and LO 6351-15. II. - On a proposal from the Executive Council, the Territorial Counc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

…the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7227-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of the functional allowances that may be allocated to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R2131-5

…° The information, certificates and declarations provided pursuant to articles R. 2143-6 to R. 2143-12 and R. 2143-16 of the public procurement code.

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