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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

At the end of each cinematographic week, operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments draw up a revenue declaration form based on a model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

The option mentioned in Article 260 B does not apply: 1° Transactions carried out by affiliates of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, as well as their groupings, between themsel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L595-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L594-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L596-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the judicial court of the administrative centre of the department are replaced by references to the court of fir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed P…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

I.-Without prejudice to the possibility of reaching an agreement at a later date, the administrative composition procedure is terminated: 1° When the person to whom it has been proposed expresses a re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3

I. - Authorisation to provide one or more investment services by a credit institution may be granted to legal entities having their registered office in France or to branches established in France of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-9

I.-A permanent joint committee for negotiation and interpretation is set up by agreement or convention in each branch.II - The joint committee performs the following tasks of general interest:1° It re…

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