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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-50

The obligations to which a person may be required to submit in the executing State are as follows: 1° An obligation on the person to inform a specific authority of any change of residence; 2° A prohib…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

Expenditure taken into account for the award of grants is :1° Expenditure on physical restoration, digitisation and, where applicable, digital restoration;2° For silent films, expenditure on recreatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-58

The fees provided for in this section are : 1° In the case of emoluments, are affected by a coefficient equal to 1 or 5/ 7e respectively, depending on whether they apply to a deed received en minute o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-5

The natural person who carries out the mediation measure must satisfy the following conditions:

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-55

The economic data referred to in 4° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-53

The committee of experts comprises :1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representative;2° The director in charge of audiovisual at the Cent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-51

The accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority is solely responsible for: 1° Taking all necessary steps for the collection of income, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax measures

Article D7233-5

Personal services provided in the home are eligible for the aid provided byarticle 199 sexdecies of the French General Tax Code, subject to the following conditions: 1° The total amount of small-scale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-5

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of ordinary law by the départements and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-5

For activities involving pathogenic biological agents, the employer : 1° Provide workers with means of personal protection, in particular appropriate protective clothing; 2° Ensure that the means of p…

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