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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article L6361-11

The budgets and accounts of the local authority finally settled shall be made public by means of printing. The provisions of article L. 2313-1 are applicable to the local authority. The place where th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-8

…the date of the account holder's death. In the event of a dispute, this period is extended until a final court ruling.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-32

…oma. It may ask the candidate to repeat all or part of the additional training. It will then take a final decision on the award of the State diploma in nursing.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-56

As soon as the decision to recognise the sentencing decision as enforceable in France has become final, the custodial sentence or detention order may be enforced under the conditions laid down in the…

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

Article 312-45

…not have the effect of increasing the total amount of public financial aid to more than 50% of the final production cost of the work.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to aid intensity

Article 611-8

…amount of aid for video editing of cinematographic and audiovisual works may not exceed 50% of the final cost of editing. In addition, the aid granted may not have the effect of increasing the total…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-14

…of a court decision, at the request of the registrar or at the request of one of the parties. Only final court decisions may be entered in the National Designs Register.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R166

…isions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final and have been handed down publicly following a public debate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Settlement of costs.

Article R244

…tal or, where applicable, regional director of public finance, as soon as the conviction has become final, an extract of the order, judgment or ruling, as regards the liquidation and the order to reim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-14

…f an auction on the reiteration of bids occurring during the course of the order and even after the final settlement, the liquidator shall amend the statement of collocation, the amount of the sums du…

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