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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna

Article D604

For the application of the provisions of this code (simple decrees) in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna, the terms listed by articles 805 and R. 252 of this code an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D12

When, in application of article 18 (third paragraph), a judicial police officer travels outside the territorial limits where he normally carries out his duties, he must give prior notice to the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Seniority requirements

Article D6323-9-2

In order to benefit from a professional transition project under the conditions mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6323-17-1 of the French Labour Code, the employee must prove that: 1° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article D6241-25-1

I.-The bodies responsible for collection mentioned in II of Article L. 6131-4 transmit to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations the following information relating to companies liable for payment of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1874-1

I. - The articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

Electronic Internet voting may be used for the election of staff representatives to the Board of Directors, by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accord…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

For the "Contextualisation of violence" group, points for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crud…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article D611-1

To qualify for approval under article L. 611-1, approved prevention groups must meet the conditions set out in articles D. 611-2 to D. 611-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-1-5

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article 362 of the present code, if the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 132-23 of the penal code are applicable, the presi…

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