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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 693

…6 and 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 must also be observed, on pain of nullity, in the event of dispatch of a document t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-5

…including in the event of a repeat offence, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €200. The amount of the redu…

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

Article 212-48

…be repaid only if the production company subsequently applies for a new grant. In the latter case, 25% of the aid will be reimbursed.

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

Article 222-26

…he date of theatrical release of the work concerned, after deduction of a lump sum corresponding to 25% of these receipts, exceed the amount of the final distribution expenses.No direct allocation may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L742-15

…t-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L743-15

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L744-14

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 201…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R910-1

…R. 123-219, D. 145-12 to D. 145-19, D. 146-1 and D. 146-2;2° Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1 ;3° Articles R. 490-5 to R. 490-10;4° Articles R. 522-1 to R. 522-25;5° Articles R. 611-23-1,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN MAYOTTE

Article R5832-1

…5211-43" are replaced by the words: "aux 1° et 3° de l'article L. 5211-43"; 4° A l'article R. 5211-25, le c et le d sont remplacés par un c ainsi rédigé: " c) Two general councillors appointed by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…ances of departmental councillors in article L. 3123-16, up to a limit of 50% for the president and 25% for each of the vice-presidents.The boards of directors of the fire and rescue services mentione…

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