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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative Commission

Article 434-2

…between the different readers is set by the committee secretariat.When at least two of the readers give a favourable opinion on the project, it is placed on the committee's agenda.The agenda for the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-4

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply where conciliation or safeguard proceedings have been initiated by the directors in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and II of Book VI.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-3

…ercial companies, the works council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code. The chairman of the board of directo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-2

…ys. The reply must be sent to the works council or, where there is none, to the employee representatives and, if there is one, to the supervisory board. On receipt of the reply, or in the absence of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-1

…ow the company to be assured of its ability to continue as a going concern, the statutory auditor invites the chairman of the board of directors or the management board, in writing, a copy of which is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions

Article L444-1 A

…III of this Title apply to any agreement between a supplier and a buyer relating to products or services marketed on French territory. These provisions are a matter of public policy. Any dispute rela…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Natural sweet wines

Article 416

The designation of "vin doux naturel" is reserved for wines whose production is traditional and customary:Vinified directly by the harvesting producers and made exclusively from their harvests of musc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Natural sweet wines

Article 417 bis

…tional and customary and which, subject to being subject to a control system offering guarantees equivalent to those required for natural sweet wines as regards the conditions of their production and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

…t, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in proportion to the fraction of their taxable value : 1° Relating to expenditure on the acquisition of property or property rights; 2° Relating to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

I. - An annual tax is introduced, proportional to the surface area of each exclusive licence to prospect for liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons. The tax shall be paid by the holder of the exclusive licenc…

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