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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

…Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the special police measures provided for in articles L. 18…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-40

The expenses relating to the training provided for in Article L. 2315-18 that the skills operators may cover under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 are as follows: 1° Pedagog…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…inal French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in application of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication, of the nationality of a State party to the Euro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Document prévisionnel de gestion des emplois et des crédits de personnel (forward-looking document for managing jobs and staff appropriations)

Article A114-5

…al council and the minister responsible for sport, for information, before 15th May and before 15th September. At the time of these updates, only the tables for monitoring jobs and staff costs are pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-5

…cations Regulatory Authority) designated in application of IV of Article 4 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication to implement a means of securing his or her access that w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-19

…distributed under the same conditions.III. - Allocation operations must take place no later than 30 September of the year following the withdrawal. Failing this, the distribution is carried out, in ac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-7

…tual Property Code.III - By way of exception to Article II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this Article shall be exercised by th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-115

…ographic works abroad suffered in 2021 compared with the turnover achieved for the same activity in 2019, less the amount of other aid received for 2021, in particular aid granted under decree no. 202…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and footwear 5 16-18 Woodworking, paper and printing 6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Chemic…

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