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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

The form of the operating account as well as the definition of gross receipts, operating costs and general operating costs are determined by a professional agreement concluded between the representati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2143-4

The purchaser accepts that candidates may submit their applications in the form of a Single European Market Document constituting an exchange of structured data, drawn up in accordance with the model…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

…l activity and in which he or she exercises a managerial function, the disposing person may, in the form of a shared gift and under the conditions provided for in Articles 1075 and 1075-1, distributio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-2-1

…ts drawn up by the agents referred to in Article L. 450-1 may be drawn up or converted into digital format and may be stored in their entirety in this form, in secure conditions, without the need for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexdecies A

…tation of investment gold, including where the investment gold is traded on gold accounts or in the form of certificates or contracts which give the purchaser a right of ownership or claim over that g…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 975

…eir surname, first names and domicile; For plaintiffs who are legal persons: an indication of their form, name and registered office and, in the case of administrative or judicial authorities, an indi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-40

…rokers) hears complaints and claims from third parties, after having heard or duly summoned, in the form prescribed above, the sworn freight brokers concerned as well as the complainants. The latter m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-166-1

…and regulatory provisions do not impose a minimum share capital on the company due to its corporate form, to 1% of the total balance sheet of this company, recorded at the last financial year-end; b)…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5

…ntent of the requisition made by electronic means of communication is appended, in paper or digital format, to the previous report. This annex does not have to be signed by the applicant. Where the do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expert committees

Article R1231-7

The members of the Committee of Experts are remunerated in the form of fixed fee payments for their contribution to the preparation and follow-up of meetings. Those who suffer a duly attested financia…

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