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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

…to sound creation and sound editing is made with service providers established in France: 1 point; 9° At least 50% of the costs of recording the music are met by service providers established in Fran…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

…reative service providers established in France, specifying the work that will be entrusted to them;9° A provisional list of the settings emblematic of France featured in the work when it belongs to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

The procedure applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following crimes and misdemeanours and related offences shall be that provided for by this Code, subject to the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4223-1

…n to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-2

…to the commanders of the territorial formation of the national gendarmerie based in the community; 9° In Article R. 140-1, the references to articles R. 142-33 to R. 142-40 are deleted; 10° In articl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

In the cases provided for in articles 515-9 and 515-13 of the Civil Code, the matter shall be referred to the court by an application delivered or addressed to the registry. In addition to the particu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L6332-6

…in Article L. 6332-3 ; 8° The conditions for managing the payments mentioned in Article L. 6123-5; 9° The definition and procedures for setting the ceiling on expenditure that may be negotiated as pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…may not exceed : 1° 500,000 euros for the offences mentioned in 1° bis, 3°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 18°, 19°, 20° and 23° of Article L. 6241-1; 2° Two million euros for the offences mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2508

…employees and apprentices;";e) (Repealed)f) (Repealed)g) (Repealed)h) (Repealed)2° In Article 2332, 9° shall not apply;3° In Article 2377, the words: "by registration in the land register, in the mann…

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