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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article L212-3

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

The plan rules set out the list of assets to which payments may be allocated. Where this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

By way of derogation from Article 11, for investigation or prosecution proceedings initiated on the basis of one or more offences falling within the scope of the article 628, the counter-terrorism pub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 535

I. - Manufacturers, merchants and persons treated as such and guarantee commission agents must take to the guarantee office to which they belong or to an approved inspection body the works which must…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

Failing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-18

The number of trainees who can be accommodated in a training session is determined by the training organisation, within the limits of the authorisation decision, in particular on the basis of the loca…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-65

The revenue of the Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne includes in particular : 1° Subsidies allocated by the State, local authorities and public establishments and any other public or private pers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-114

The jury for the first- and second-degree state certificate in sports education (brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif des premier et deuxième degrés), meeting at the end of a course reserved for candidat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-210

The substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between the declarant's professional qualification and the professional qualification…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-2

A derogation to the minimum four-month period set out in the first paragraph of article L. 231-1 is granted when, at the end of the fourth cinema week within the meaning of 5° of article D. 212-67, th…

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