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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-173

…ctly or indirectly the undertaking in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 214-172, it is required to credit these sums to an account specifically allocated for the benefit of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1

…y, a counter-check, to an allowance in addition to the daily allowance provided for in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code, provided that: 1° Providing proof of such incapacity within forty-e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-1

The provisions of article L. 1243-11 do not prevent the conclusion of successive fixed-term employment contracts with the same employee when the contract is concluded in one of the following cases: 1°…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-1

…sible for promoting tourism, known as a tourist office, under the conditions set out in articles L. 133-2 to L. 133-10 of this code.Where several protected territorial brands, distinct by their locati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Long- and short-length cinematographic works

Article D210-1

A feature-length film is one that is shown in cinemas for more than one hour.A 70mm film with at least eight perforations per image is considered to be a feature-length film if it is shown for more th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of programming groups and agreements

Article R212-17

Any grouping of exhibitors of cinematographic entertainment establishments shall be constituted as a legal entity.Programming agreements are the result of conventions concluded between exhibitors of c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to the production company

Article D331-1

For the purposes of I of Article 220 sexies of the French General Tax Code, a delegated production company is a production company which, as part of a co-production, takes the initiative and financial…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Report on the description of the premises

Article R322-1

On expiry of a period of eight days from the date of issue of the summons to pay amounting to seizure and in the absence of payment, the bailiff may enter the premises under the conditions set out in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to occupy the public domain

Article L2213-10

Where the partnership contract involves the occupation of the public domain, it constitutes an authorisation to occupy this domain for its duration. Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, the co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article L2212-1

Before deciding to use a partnership contract, the purchaser must carry out an evaluation comparing the various possible methods of carrying out the project. This assessment includes a full-cost analy…

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