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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 362

…on guilt, the president shall read out to the jurors the provisions of articles 130-1,132-1and 132-18 of the Penal Code; if the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article 132-23 of the same co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 18 points are allocated as follows: 1° The "Locations" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 7 points, distributed as follows: a) Alternatively:when a relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-2

…e with conditions laid down by decree. The decisions referred to in articles L. 4311-16 and L. 4311-18 are taken by the Regional Council of the Association of Chiropodists under the conditions and in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…Journal of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority shall produce the certificates is…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

…ournal of the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands";4° The first paragraph of Article R. 3123-18 reads as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority shall produce the certificates is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-5

…f this II is deemed to be a profit-sharing agreement within the meaning of I of this article and of 18° bis ofarticle 81 of the General Tax Code. The present title is applicable to this scheme, with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

…lting from the maintenance of property transferred to the community by application of l'article L. 318-2 of the town planning code;16° Expenditure on the maintenance and construction of commercial and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-33

…R. 40-31, the rights of information, access, rectification and deletion provided for in articles 70-18 to 70-20 of the same law may be exercised directly with the data controller. III.-In order to avo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31

…er or former partner bound to the victim by a civil solidarity pact, as provided for by article 222-18-3 of the Penal Code; 5° The crimes of rape provided for by articles 222-23 to 222-26 of the Penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…pplicable to the Agency's co-contractors; 17° The list of members of the Scientific Advisory Board; 18° The list of members of the Ethics Committee; 19° The list of members of the Steering and Dialogu…

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