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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R783-7

…mber 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 March 2018R. 612-32n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 612-33n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R782-7

…mber 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 March 2018R. 612-32n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 612-33n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-9

The powers granted to the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-8 may be exercised, under the same conditions, by the prefects of the defence zone and by the Prime Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R9

The members of the technical examination panels referred to in articles R. 7 and R. 8 are appointed by joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-10

…gally practised nuclear activity becomes subject to one of the regimes mentioned in Article L. 1333-8 as a result of a change in the conditions of application of that article and without the activity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-10

Findings drawn up in application of articles L. 1334-8 and L. 1334-8-1 are communicated, at their request, to the representative of the State in the département, to the director general of the regiona…

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

Article R1615-2

I. - (repealed)II. - For expenditure carried out from 1 January 2021, the following are not included among the capital expenditure giving entitlement to allocations from the compensation fund for valu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

I.-The hosting contract referred to in the last paragraph of I of Article L. 1111-8 is concluded between the hosting provider and its customer. It contains at least the following clauses: 1° An indica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2-1

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 324-8-1 to L. 324-8-6, the contract by which an approved collective management organisation authorises an online content sharing service provider to exploit…

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