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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 721-9

Exceptions to the 50% threshold may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 60% and upon a reasoned request from the foreign sales company,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-7

The purchaser may not accept a subcontractor or approve its terms of payment if the single copy or the certificate of transferability has not been amended or if the proof referred to in article R. 219…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-7

The agents mentioned in article L. 450-1 may, without being bound by professional secrecy, have access to any document or item of information held by State departments and establishments, the independ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article R342-7

…int an interpreter if the foreign national does not sufficiently speak French.The public prosecutor may make his opinion known.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-7

A former employee may continue to make payments into the group retirement savings plan. These payments do not benefit from additional payments made by the company, and the costs of managing them are b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Revenue authorities (R).

Article R1617-7

…accountants. Under the conditions laid down in the instrument setting up the imprest account, they may be authorised to collect such revenue using payment instruments issued by a duly authorised comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2241-7

…ter exercising the right of pre-emption on behalf of municipalities and their public establishments may be paid to the seller, after publication of the deed in the real estate register, without the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-7

…tability shall report to it at its request. In particular, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière may, in the exercise of its mission, ask the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to kee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-74

…al independence. Nurses shall respect the right of all persons to freely choose their nurse. Nurses may use documents on the common letterhead of the association or society of which they are a member.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Single chapter: Authentic instruments

Article 710-1

…private deed, whether countersigned or not, even with acknowledgement of handwriting and signature, may not give rise to land registration formalities. However, even when they are not drawn up in nota…

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