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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-15-1

…me, withdraw the authorisation of this centre after obtaining the opinion of its Steering Committee and informing the Regional Health Agency concerned. In an emergency, the authorisation may, as a pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-10-1

In addition to the responsibilities conferred on them by Articles L. 2131-4 and L. 2213-1, the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis are responsible for: 1° To promote access to all prenata…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-40

…ption of investing the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production and preparation of feature-length cinematographic works. Subject to the same reservations, the sums…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-39

…Article L. 312-1 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée, the sums calculated and entered in the automatic cinema production account are non-transferable and non-seizable and may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-2

Selective financial aid is granted in addition to the aid for world cinema films granted prior to production in application of the provisions of article 712-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-102-1

Sales by voluntary auction of all goods and rights other than movable and movable objects, retail trees and boats give rise to the collection of a proportional emolument, according to the following sc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-13

Where the date of receipt of the request for payment is uncertain or prior to the date of performance of the services, the payment period shall run from the date of performance of the services.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-15

…1° Where invoices are sent by electronic data interchange, the date on which the State's budgetary and accounting information system time-stamps the arrival of the invoice and, for other contracting…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-14

The date of receipt of the request for payment and the date of performance of the services shall be established by the services of the contracting authority or, where applicable, by the project manage…

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