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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-10

…is equipment is not intended to be stored;7° Computer equipment related to the operation of cinemas;8° The maintenance of projection and sound equipment, computer equipment as well as lifts and lifts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-19

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 4425-18 are transmitted to the Corsican regional authority. They are communicated by the Corsican regional authority to the elected m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-25

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 623-24-1, any wilful infringement of the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate as defined in Article L. 623-4 constitutes an infringement for whic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article R321-25

…articular, he shall take into account the person's level of training or experience. II. - No person may be authorised if they have been convicted of a criminal or correctional offence entered in bulle…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

I.-In the cases provided for in article L. 224-25-20, the consumer shall inform the trader of his decision to cancel the contract. For contracts referred to in II of article L. 224-25-2 and for bundle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Maintenance aid

Article R444-25

…tio of annual expenses to turnover, calculated over the last closed financial year, is no more than 80%. However, maintenance aid may be granted to a professional who does not meet the condition set o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3a: Provisions relating to electronic communication using the application referred to in Article R. 414-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice

Article R532-28-6

The Court may, by means of the application mentioned in Article R. 532-28-1, send to agents not yet registered in this application all the communications and notifications provided for in this chapter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: National gendarmerie units

Article R15-23

…pelotons de sûreté maritime et portuaire militaires, le peloton de gendarmerie maritime de Paris ; 8° Les brigades de la gendarmerie de l'armement ; 9° Les pelotons de gendarmerie de montagne ou de h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-19

…an territorial collectivity decides to subject air service routes to public service obligations, it may, in compliance with the applicable advertising procedures, designate airlines holding an air car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-19

…e purchaser has completed the purging formalities or has been exempted from doing so, the purchaser may refer the matter to the judicial court for the purpose of having the registrations struck off. T…

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