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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-5

Expenditure taken into account to determine the amount of selective aid is capped at 80% of the production budget for the work or, in the case of an international co-production, 80% of the French part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-5

The disclosure declaration provided for in Article L. 722-7 shall be made at the written request of the customs administration by the consignor, the consignee or their representative, as the case may…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-5

Prescriptions and all orders for professional use of medicinal products or products intended for human medicine or medicinal products intended for veterinary medicine, classified as narcotics or subje…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

The amount of aid granted to carry out a project complies, depending on the nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-5

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, holders of related rights who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community benefit from the term of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-5

Failure to comply with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1242-8 or, where applicable, the provisions of articles L. 1242-8-1 and L. 1242-8-2, rel…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Common provisions

Article R532-5

At the latest eight days after the registration forms have been filed or the pledge has been served, the debtor shall be informed by a bailiff's deed, failing which the pledge shall lapse. Under penal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-59

For the application of Article L. 312-6, the content and presentation methods of the representative example for revolving credit are specified by decree.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-5

The owner of the sports stadium must attach to the application for approval any document that the Prefect deems necessary to inform the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and, wh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Investments

Article R353-5

The provisions of Article R. 332-16 apply to the insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1.

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