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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-87

Direct subsidies are granted to delegated production companies for the creation of a digital subtitling file and a digital audio description file at the same time, and for the adaptation of these file…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-87

The costs incurred in representing bondholders during the company's safeguard or receivership proceedings shall be borne by the company and shall be considered as judicial administration costs.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-87

The credit agreement is drawn up on paper or on another durable medium. It constitutes a document distinct from any advertising medium or document. The list of information appearing in the contract is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-87

Where the liberty and custody judge has forwarded several notices pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 696-86 concerning the same person to the competent authority of the issuing State without…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-87

No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of statements made by judicial police officers or agents who have carried out an undercover operation. The provisions of this article shall not, ho…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-87

A group of divers who hold a certificate issued by the Fédération française d'études et de sports sous-marins, the Fédération sportive et gymnique du travail, the Union nationale des centres sportifs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-87

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for examining the remuneration policies and practices of credit institutions and finance companies with regard to the persons mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-87

Subject to the provisions of this section, the savings and provident institutions are cooperative societies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of the coop…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Expertise within the framework of consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2315-87

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use the services of a Chartered Accountant with a view to the consultation on the company's strategic orientations provided for in 1° of article L. 2312…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees standing for or elected to parliamentary or local office.

Article L3142-87

The provisions of this sub-section are applicable to civil servants and non-tenured employees of the State, local authorities and their public establishments as well as to employees of public companie…

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