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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-30

When the biological samples taken during a judicial autopsy are no longer necessary to establish the truth, the competent judicial authority may order their destruction. Destruction is carried out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 304-1

When the assize court ruling on appeal is to rule solely on the sentence, the speech to the jurors provided for in Article 304 is amended as follows: 1° The words: "the charges to be brought against X…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 305-1

A plea alleging a nullity other than those purged by the referral decision that has become final or pursuant to article 269-1 and tainting the proceedings prior to the opening of the hearings must, on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-30

The centre's debts that cannot be recovered out of court shall be the subject of statements of enforceability issued by the authorising officer. Enforceable statements may be notified to debtors by re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-30

…repares, coordinates and chairs the Board's meetings. He ensures the continuity of its operation in liaison with the permanent secretariat. The Chairman of the Board of Governors and the Chairmen of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the classification committee

Article R211-30

The Administrative College comprises five full members and ten alternate members representing the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for National Education, the Minister…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-30

The deliberations of the Board of Directors of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of a regulatory nature shall be published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, in…

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

Article D331-30

The application for provisional approval is submitted by the video game creation company. If the video game is created jointly, it is the responsibility of each game creation company to submit an appl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Calculation for broadcasting on television services

Article 211-30

For the calculation, production companies declare the distribution of cinematographic works. This declaration includes the following information:1° The registration number of the cinematographic work…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising

Article R322-30

The forced sale shall be conducted after advertising to ensure that as many bidders as possible are informed in accordance with the conditions set out in this section.

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