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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article L1433-1

…management, and validates their objectives.It defines the standard contract provided for in article L. 182-2-1-1 of the Social Security Code, governing the terms and conditions for implementing region…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

…ed tax, relating to each service. The cumulative amount of the sums mentioned in a of 1° of article L. 115-7, with the exception of those relating to catch-up television services, and the sums mention…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-1

…al works for which the title has previously been registered under the conditions set out in article L. 122-1, must be entered in the public film and audiovisual register, at the request of the most di…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-11

…L. 251-10, the line producer shall send the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-4

…e rules governing access by payment service providers to the payment systems referred to in Article L. 330-3 must be objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate.These rules must make it possible t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-64

…ories of employees who may enter into an individual lump-sum agreement, in compliance with articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-58 ; 2° The reference period for the package, which may be the calendar year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

…quivalent. This rate may not be less than 10% ; 2° Defines the annual quota provided for in Article L. 3121-30 ; 3° Determines all the conditions under which overtime may be worked in excess of the an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-12

…ring company and the acquired companies, without holding all of them, and the provisions of Article L. 236-11 do not apply:1° The merger need not be approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of th…

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