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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-36

…at is a shareholder, within the limits set out in the first paragraph of I of article 39 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, of a publisher of terrestrial cinema telev…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-17

…c of I of Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain authorised uses of certain works and other subject-matter protected by cop…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-43

…tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax shall notify the director general of public finance, before 15 September of the year preceding the year of application of the deliberation:1° The start and end dat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D742-2

…rticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 Decembe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D743-2

…rticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 Decembe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D744-2

…rticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 Decembe…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…or in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R2363-5

…involvement have been determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2361-1 to L. 2362-8, L. 2362-10 to L. 2363-6, L. 2363-8 to L. 2363-11 and L. 2364-1, shall be forwarded to the Labour…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

…elating to professional, technical, economic and financial capacities; 7° The form of the contract; 8° The award criteria and their weighting or ranking, if this information does not appear in the not…

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