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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-9

…population of all the regions and the territorial collectivity of Corsica. The amount of this quota may not, however, increase by more than 2.5% compared with the amount for the previous year. This sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-9

…ified of the judge's order in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 123-140. Appeals may be lodged in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 123-141 and R. 123-142.The order shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-92

…in b to d of 3° of I of article R. 214-32-20; 2° They have a term of twelve months or less; 3° They may be repaid or withdrawn at any time at the request of the real estate collective investment under…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4 : The impossibility for French nationals established outside France to celebrate their marriage abroad

Article 171-9

…s purpose at least one month before the publication provided for in article 63. The civil registrar may ask the territorially competent diplomatic or consular authority to conduct the joint hearing an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-9

…l of the Regional Health Agency to the State representative in the département. They are public and may be communicated to third parties.The representative of the State in the department is required t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

…or by the articles 712-6 or 712-7, the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court may rule in his absence. The time limit for appeal then only runs from the notification of the judgm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…of health measures, works which, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the subject in 2020 of a duly completed and certified acceptance of their final version…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-46

For the period between 19 May 2021 and 8 June 2021, the rates are set at :- 729.26% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 285.07% when the total revenue from fe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-9

The investigation phase and the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 716-8 may be suspended: 1° Where the application for a declaration of invalidity is based in whole or in part on a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-9

A foreign national's mobility in France, as referred to in article L. 422-4, may be refused by the Minister responsible for immigration on one of the following grounds:1° The foreign national does not…

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