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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 296 quater

Not applicable in Guadeloupe, Réunion and Martinique: 1° Les articles 298 sexdecies G and 298 sexdecies H; 2° The other provisions relating to value added tax insofar as they refer to transactions car…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-38

…r the purposes of calculating the amount of this advance payment, the maximum amount is assessed by reference to the amount of the services entrusted to the subcontractor as set out in the contract or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-14

When the application is submitted, the applicant assigns an internal reference number to each of the advertising media, in accordance with the rules defined by a decision of the Director General of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

…tions incumbent upon the sentenced person may give rise, depending on the case, to the issue of the warrants provided for by article 712-17, suspension of the accommodation measure provided for by art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-13

…he withdrawal or revocation of a measure against a person incarcerated following the execution of a warrant to bring or arrest issued pursuant to Article 712-17 if the debate must take place within th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-29

…in the contracts for the granting of cinematographic representation rights that he concludes, the reference price applied by the exhibitor who holds the approval in application of article L. 212-28.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for attachment of the remuneration of public officials

Article R212-6

…nding to the deductions made. He shall also send the registry a nominative statement indicating the references of the garnishee, the seizure and the amount deducted. The registry notifies the accounti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising and general information

Article L313-5

It is forbidden in all advertising and commercial communication to: 1° Equate monthly repayments with rent or refer, for the calculation of instalments, to social benefits that are not provided throug…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-15

…ctors, only cinemas in cinemas with an average of at least 32 weeks of activity per year during the reference period are taken into account.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, in the eve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General calculation methods

Article 311-35

…luding advances, and, on the other hand, the weighted duration of the works included on the list of reference works.

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