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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-32

The decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée specifies the amount of aid awarded and the terms of payment.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-33

…he granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: The commercial freelance administration contract

Article L1254-23

…ing shall include the following clauses and information: 1° the identity of the employee concerned; 2° a description of the skills, qualifications and areas of expertise of the employee concerned; 3°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-21

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall ensure publication, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by mention in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…viders other than portfolio management companies authorised to provide the services mentioned in 1, 2 or 3 of Article L. 321-1 may initiate or conclude transactions with eligible counterparties withou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D773-22

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-90

…ponsibility of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy.The fire and rescue service is only required to carry out interventions that relate to its missions, as defined in article L. 1424-85.If it has carr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-91

A risk analysis and coverage plan for the local authority draws up an inventory of the risks of all kinds to the safety of people and property faced by the fire and rescue service and determines the o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-28

In order to set up a qualification system, the contracting entity shall publish a notice of the existence of such a system under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. This no…

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