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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Fees for formalities

Article A444-8

…nements being greater than five.II.- In the case provided for in I, the service listed under number 13 of the table mentioned in article A 444-1 gives rise to a fixed fee for each postponement.In the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-36

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-29

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 919-6

The exceptional aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Europea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-4

…e physical workforce of all employees, including medical staff, employed in the establishment at 31 December of the last calendar year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-2

The budgetary and accounting year covers the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same year, except in the case of a new establishment coming into operation for the first time or a definiti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to order forms

Article R2362-8

The provisions of articles R. 2162-13 and R. 2162-14 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2342-6

The provisions of articles R. 2142-13 and R. 2142-14 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Shelf life

Article R2384-5

The provisions of articles R. 2184-12 and R. 2184-13 apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R258

A in article R. 15-13, the number: "five" is replaced by the number: "fifteen".

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