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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 727

…d, as perpetrator or accomplice, to a criminal or correctional penalty for having committed torture and acts of barbarism, deliberate violence, rape or sexual assault against the deceased ;3° One who…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 735

Children or their descendants succeed to their father and mother or other ascendants, without distinction as to sex or primogeniture, even if they come from different unions.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 729

An heir excluded from the succession on grounds of unworthiness is obliged to return all the fruits and income he has enjoyed since the opening of the succession.

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

Article 706-75-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 380-1, in the event of an appeal against a decision of an assize court whose territorial jurisdiction has been extended to the jurisdi…

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

Article L115-7

…d tax:1° For television service publishers, in respect of each of the television services published and their related activities:a) The sums paid by advertisers and sponsors, for the broadcasting of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-7

…n of the project, with the exception of extensions representing less than 30% of the existing seats and taking place more than five years after the start of operations or the last extension;3° The ext…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-7

If the facts of which he is aware are likely to be classified as criminal, the cinema ombudsman will inform the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-7

The contract for the transfer of exploitation rights or the marketing mandate contract includes a clause recalling the obligations resulting from article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-7

When a feature-length cinematographic work has obtained the exhibition permit provided for in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-7

The contract includes a trial period of : -four months of actual service for categories 1, 2 and 3 ; -six months of actual service for category 1 "head of department" and management posts. This probat…

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