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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry.

Article 971

The lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the charges incumbent upon them, by the president or by the Conseiller de la Mise en Prejudice according to the way in which the case is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-9

Where the provisions of the articles 474 and D. 48-2, the summonses provided for in Article 723-15 are issued by the sentence enforcement judge and by the prison integration and probation service. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 982

I.-1. Taxpayers shall mention the gross value and the net taxable value of the assets mentioned in article 965 on the annual declaration provided for in article 170. They attach to this declaration sc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1054

All deeds, contracts and agreements entered into pursuant to Chapter VII of Title I of Book III of the Town Planning Code relating to the improvement of certain housing estates are exempt, subject to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 907

A minor, although he has reached the age of sixteen years, shall not, even by will, dispose for the benefit of his guardian. A minor, who has reached the age of majority or has become emancipated, sha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Fixed-date proceedings.

Article 923

On the day of the hearing, the chairman ensures that sufficient time has elapsed since the summons was issued to allow the party summoned to prepare its defence. If necessary, he orders that it be rea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-10

The application for approval is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or electronically by the association's legal representative, as appropriate, to the Minister for Health or the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-2

For applications for aid for project design submitted between 1 October 2021 and 31 December 2022, the ceiling stipulated in article 212-8 is raised to €15,000.The amount of aid granted between 1 Janu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-2

A delegated production company wishing to receive assistance from the compensation fund in the event of an incident during filming must have joined the fund prior to the incident and any request for a…

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