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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Aid for the creation of original music

Article 411-60

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors and production companies for the creation of original music specially intended for short cinematographic works.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-6

At any time, the court may decide, in a specially reasoned judgment, to no longer apply the derogations provided for in this chapter.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration.

Article L7113-1

Any work not provided for in the contract of employment between a newspaper or periodical company and a professional journalist attracts special remuneration.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-1

The special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 mentions the name of the beneficiary of the voucher who pays for a service using this voucher.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods

Article R3172-5

The special register is made available to the Labour Inspectorate, which checks it during its visit. It is made available to employees on request.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D6152-71-1

…ir probationary period, assigned to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, who formally undertake in writing to carry out their duties there for a minimum period of two consecutiv…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D4021-1-1

In order to be recognised as a National Professional Council within the meaning of Article L. 4021-3, bodies set up on the initiative of healthcare professionals, by profession or speciality, must mee…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 162

If the experts ask to be enlightened on a question outside their speciality, the judge may authorise them to be assisted by named persons specially qualified by their competence. The persons thus appo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A bis: Identification of persons who no longer meet the conditions for benefiting from the special scheme provided for in 2° of I of article 256 bis

Article 286 bis

The persons mentioned in 2° of I of article 256 bis must declare that they are making intra-Community acquisitions of goods as soon as they no longer meet the conditions that allowed them not to be su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-28

…n invention which is the subject of a patent application, including when the latter is filed in the form of a provisional application, shall be addressed to the Director of the National Institute of I…

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