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

Article L213-16

…h rental. II - The financing of the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas may be shared. Pooling may be carried out between operators of cinematographic establishments, opera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…The Minister for the Economy and Finance, the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Tourism may set the amount of the dividend to be paid out of net income and reserves each year, after the ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Combating illegal employment

Article 122-16

…ancial assistance has failed to comply with its social obligations to combat illegal employment, it may implement the administrative sanction procedure provided for in articles L. 8272-1 and D. 8272-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Allocation for registering applications and issuing secure documents

Article L2335-16

…ocal authorities for each station registered on 1 July 2023.Individual allocations under this grant may be established by order of the minister responsible for local authorities published in the Journ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-166

…m and to the coordinating magistrate mentioned in Article R. 811-40. Each financial holding company may, in addition, be subject to occasional controls, prescribed in accordance with the first paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

…ths, the payment of half of this remuneration. A resident who has been granted long-term sick leave may only be granted further leave of the same nature if he has returned to work for at least one yea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…e d'archéologie préventive mentionnée à l'article 235 ter ZG.II. - 1. Divorced or separated persons may apply to be relieved of the payment obligations set out in I and in article 1723 ter-00 B where,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-16

I.-To be included on the list provided for in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1, the legal entity or establishment must, in support of its request sent to the Commission by registered letter with acknowledgeme…

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