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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-1

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes, with regard to an undertaking mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9 and authorised in France, the protective mea…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-6 (art. A212-225)

Aptitude test 1. Test to verify theoretical and practical knowledge of safety. This test aims to verify the candidate's ability to design a mountaineering project based on their professional experienc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

The aid awarded in the form of a grant is intended to cover current cash flow requirements.The aid awarded in the form of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-17

For small and medium-sized cinemas, the total amount of aid is equivalent to the average of the sums entered for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the automatic account opened for each cinema in accordance with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-15

In order to support the film exhibition sector, which has been particularly affected by the covid-19 epidemic and its economic and financial consequences, exceptional aid is being granted in the form…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-18

The aid is awarded partly in the form of a grant and partly in the form of a repayable advance on the sums calculated in accordance with articles 232-4 et seq.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-16

The aid is granted for each cinema whose operators are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the declaration of appeal.

Article ANNEXE, art. 42

The statement of appeal provided for in Article 901 of the Code of Civil Procedure must mention the names of the representatives of the respondents at first instance.In the case provided for in the se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-9

The net profit of members of companies subject to the partnership tax regime is calculated without taking into account their share of the profits of these companies, or the tax corresponding to these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-9

When the centre obtains its supplies in application of 6° of article R. 5124-45 of the present code, the holding, control, management and dispensing of medicinal products are carried out by a pharmaci…

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