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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Selective financial aid

Article 212-16

Selective financial aid is awarded to support the creation and development of long-term film projects.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

The condition set out in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-2

A forward sale is a contract in which the seller undertakes to deliver the property on completion and the buyer undertakes to take delivery of it and pay the price on the delivery date. Ownership is t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-2

The application file is composed as follows: -a first part relating to the admissibility of the application (or admissibility booklet); -an explanatory note accompanying the admissibility booklet; -a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-16

In the event of a change or amortisation of capital, the Extraordinary General Meeting shall determine the impact of such transactions on the rights of holders of preference shares. Such impact may al…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-16

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-12, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-16

The mayor and deputy mayors, after being heard or invited to provide written explanations of the facts of which they are accused, may be suspended by reasoned ministerial decree for a period not excee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-16

Concessions may be converted into longer-term concessions. In this case, a sum equal to the value represented by the converted concession, taking into account the time remaining until its expiry, is d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

…d administrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he is not registered on the list of court-ap…

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