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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

For the purposes of I of article 220 terdecies of the French General Tax Code, a company is considered to be a video game creation company if, on the one hand, it is responsible for the artistic and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-19

On pain of inadmissibility, the application must be submitted in a separate written document bearing the words: "Application concerning conditions of detention (Article 803-8 of the Code of Criminal P…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

Auctioneer's clerks with proof of at least seven years' professional practice, persons who have exercised equivalent responsibilities for the same length of time with one or more operators of voluntar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-19

I. - When the High Council concludes that acts contrary to the statute governing statutory auditors or to the rules governing the practice of statutory auditing have been committed on the territory of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article R521-19

Ad hoc administrators responsible for assisting unaccompanied minors applying for asylum, referred to in article L. 521-9, are appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-2 to R. 34…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-19

The maximum allowances voted by the Assembly of French Guiana for the actual performance of the duties of councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana are determined by applying to the reference term m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

To carry out the analysis programme provided for in articles R. 1321-10, R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, wat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

For the application of articles L. 441-17 and L. 441-18, a guide to good practice is published and updated regularly. Each distributor shall communicate to the Director General of Competition, Consume…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-19

For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and first paragraph of article 495-21, only requests or complaints in which the person either denies having committed th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-19

The implementation of the criteria mentioned in Article D. 421-17 is subject to a joint annual assessment by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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