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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-8

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2191-7. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2391-5

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2391-4. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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

Article 298

When the Assize Court rules at first instance, the accused may not challenge more than four jurors and the public prosecutor may not challenge more than three. On appeal, the accused may not challenge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…victims of the offence designated by the public prosecutor or not to enter into contact with them ; 11° Not to meet or receive, for a period that may not exceed six months, the possible co-perpetrator…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Penalties for dilatory or abusive proceedings

Article L152-8

Any natural or legal person who acts in a dilatory or abusive manner on the basis of this chapter may be ordered to pay a civil fine, the amount of which may not exceed 20% of the amount of the claim…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 599

The owner may not, by his act, or in any manner whatsoever, prejudice the rights of the usufructuary. For his part, the usufructuary may not, on the cessation of the usufruct, claim any compensation f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

…inematographic programme; 6° An indication of the original or dubbed French-language version of the main cinematographic or audiovisual work or document making up the cinematographic programme; 7° The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…tive social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Security Code; 10° (Deleted) 11° A certificate, issued by the executive production company, of completion of the work carried out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

…remuneration for securities lending carried out under the conditions provided for in articles L. 211-22 to L. 211-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code, profits from repos carried out under the cond…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-2

…of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation are deleted; 3° In article L. 611-1: a) In 6°, the words: "has disregarded article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code" are replaced by th…

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