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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

…basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, or Article L. 132-25-1 of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-281

…body referred to in article R. 123-1, under the conditions set out in articles R. 123-6 and R. 123-7. The request for deletion must be submitted to the President of the regional Chamber of Trades and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…tle I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception ofArticle L. 1110-7, and subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1110-2-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L773-24

…e same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L774-24

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

…f the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L3334-3

…ear of allocation and that recorded in respect of the year preceding the allocation by an amount of 74.02 € per inhabitant.II. - This lump-sum allocation is reduced by an amount set by the Local Finan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-3

…d referred to in article 821-1 must first submit electronically, between 1 September and 31 October 2021, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée containing a description…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…ligations to which the services are subject under the provisions of Chapters I to III of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services;5° Be up to date with payment of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

…s Chapter.Article L. 1221-5 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.Article L. 1221-10 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in…

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