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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

I.-Category A and B environmental inspectors competent to investigate and record environmental offences pursuant to Article L. 172-1 of the Environment Code assigned to the French Biodiversity Office,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88-2

The investigating judge may, in the course of the proceedings, order the civil party requesting an expert opinion to first pay a supplement to the deposit provided for by Article 88 in order to guaran…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R314-21

…or intermediary asks the borrower to request the necessary information from the original creditors and lenders. If these documents cannot be obtained, the lender or intermediary may draw up all or pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R314-20

…information document shall be drawn up on a durable medium. It shall include, presented in a clear and legible manner in characters no smaller than the height of the size eight, the following informa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-29

…rk in the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-27

The application for aid must be submitted before the product is marketed to the public.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 611-28

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l'édition vidéographique.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 612-29

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Online Distribution Grants Committee.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 612-28

The application for aid must be submitted before any eligible expenditure is incurred.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-21

Applications for support must be submitted between six and eight weeks before the date scheduled for each of the two annual sessions of the Audiovisual Promotion Support Committee.

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