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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 631-4

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant. The aid is the subject of an agreement with the beneficiary.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Digitisation conditions

Article 511-8

For talking pictures, French subtitles are provided in the form of a digital file.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1383

The application form shall be delivered or sent by post to the court registry.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2386

Mortgages are only granted in the cases and according to the forms authorised by law.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-2

Where the securities are in the form of administered registered securities, the intermediary mentioned in

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General duties

Article R4312-6

Nurses may not alienate their professional independence in any form whatsoever.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-8

In the event of the sale of a property subject to a special security interest or a legal mortgage, the portion of the price corresponding to the claims secured by these security interests is paid into…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-312

Any deletion mentioned or reported ex officio from the register of companies by the clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters shall be brought to the attentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-5

Local authorities and establishments that make civil servants available to trade union organisations, under the conditions set out in article 100 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on the statutory p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-25

Establishments in which operations are carried out on micro-organisms or toxins included on the list drawn up in application of article L. 5139-1 and identified as presenting the highest risks to publ…

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