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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-16

…a French initiative; 2° Be the subject of an application for production approval between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021. However, works released in cinemas before 19 February 2020 will not be ta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…for the loss of turnover suffered during the months of January to June 2021 pursuant to decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries

Article L4413-1

…k in the territorial health services of Mayotte, the nursing diploma issued by Mayotte prior to 1st September 2004, under conditions specified by order of the ministers responsible for overseas France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article D775-34

…e:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 549-4 and D. 549-5n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-13

…well as the fourth paragraph of I of Article L. 1511-8 only apply to expenditure incurred up to the 2020 financial year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article D23-10-3

…the company as soon as possible and by any means when he is assisted in accordance with articles L. 23-10-2 and L. 23-10-8. The person assisting the employee is bound by an obligation of confidentiali…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R4625-9

…ed, possibly during the course of an assignment, to a risk workstation mentioned in article R. 4624-23 for which he has not benefited from the reinforced individual monitoring mentioned in paragraph 3…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

…on of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Conseil const…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…r no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-164 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 214-165 law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 L. 214-165-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-166Order no. 2013-6…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

…on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the transmission to the assignor of information on the number of acts of…

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