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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

…matter to the committee for the classification of cinematographic works mentioned in article R. 211-29 for an opinion, which meets under the conditions set out in articles R. 211-36 to D. 211-44. In t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and business diagnostics experts.

Article L813-1

…eciality entered on the lists drawn up, for the information of judges, pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts. Each court of appeal registers experts in this…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R252-1

…e: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS R. 222-1 to R. 222-4 Resulting from the décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016R. 242-1 to R. 242-4 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-18

The articles L. 5212-27, L. 5212-29 to L. 5212-32 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-22

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

…t, an exceptional reduction in the probation period provided for in the ninth paragraph of Article 729, the quantum of which may be up to five years, may be granted. For sentenced persons serving one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-2

I.-When a psychiatrist from the host establishment proposes to end a psychiatric care measure concerning a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 or proposes, if the person is in full hospitalis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…e Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrate appo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-12-1

…the amount of compensation due to the victim, taking into account the benefits listed in l'article 29 de la loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 et des indemnités de toute nature reçues ou à recevoir d'au…

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