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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-48

…oreign sales undertakings for 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for 2018, 2019 and 2020, without prejudice to the application of the formula provided for in article 721…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 17

The judicial police officers exercise the powers defined in article 14; they receive complaints and denunciations; they carry out preliminary investigations under the conditions provided for by articl…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-3

…ly mention the existence of the right to the so-called eviction indemnity provided for inarticle L. 145-14 of the French Commercial Code in the event of a refusal to renew the lease, as well as the ge…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-18

…r document that he or she considers useful, in particular the contracts mentioned in article L. 213-14 and in III of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-7

…ptations set out in II.Article L. 1161-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2020-1407 of 18 November 2020 on the missions of the regional health agencies.Article L. 1162-1 is applic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

…Futuna Islands:1° Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of 12 F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles, scope and standing

Article L1143-1

Subject to this chapter, Chapter I of Title V of Law No 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and Chapter X of Title VII of Book VII of the Code of Adminis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-57

…s subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management under the conditions set out in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D122-2

…r posts and heads of diplomatic missions under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2008-1176 of 13 November 2008 on the powers of heads of diplomatic missions and heads of consular posts with regard…

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