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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-33

…L. 213-28 of this code, the line producer must send the operating account to the other co-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1142-1, healthcare professionals may not be held liable for any damage resulting from the prescription or administration of a medicinal product outside the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-3

…nised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to the provisions of article L. 511-44 and which are not included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-3

…ayor, is then submitted to the town council for consideration. When the second paragraph of article L. 2421-1 to the legal regime defined in this article, the municipal council shall decide whether to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Economic aid

Article L3231-3

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article L312-3

…ity or due date, will proceed to pay them according to the order of preference mentioned in article L. 312-2. In the event of a dispute, the direct payment procedure is suspended, in whole or in part,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

…electric facility, any new facility using other renewable energies defined in particular in article L. 211-2 of the Energy Code, any new facility for the energy recovery of household or similar waste…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-32

…a financing contract giving them a share in the operating revenue, to the authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to the publishers who have…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-3

…the Finance Bill, after receiving the opinion of the Local Finance Committee instituted by article L. 1211-1, which will receive the evaluation data provided by the Minister for the Budget.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-3

…essionaire; 2° For a reason of general interest, in accordance with the provisions of 5° of article L. 6.

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