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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

In order to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in par…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1321-2

…or Book II relating to partnership contracts, this contract is subject to the provisions of article L. 1321-1. Where the purpose of the contract is to carry out several activities, only one of which c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-2

…is agreement is concluded within the six-month period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2222-1 or after the expiry of this period. Where a national collective labour agreement excludes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons.

Article L2213-2

…fore carrying out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy for medical reasons referred to inarticle L. 2213-1. If the unemancipated minor woman wishes to maintain confidentiality, the doctor must ende…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…olutely necessary, requesting the organisation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of Article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-2

…cerned, or if one of the advisory committees for the protection of individuals mentioned in article L. 1123-1, consulted by the person responsible for the research, does not consider this information…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-24

…nancing contract giving them a share of the box office receipts and to the authors listed inarticle L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to publishers who are trans…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-2

…up of the financial securities mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, subject to Article L. 131-1 of the Insurance Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-29

…idation of their rights in the form of a life annuity before the maturity date mentioned in article L. 224-1, they are expressly informed of the consequences of this choice and the irrevocable nature…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-23

The adoption of a reorganisation measure as defined in article L. 323-8 or the opening of winding-up proceedings in a Member State of the European Union other than France in respect of an insurance un…

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