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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…s" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 15 points, divided between the following positions: -Director: 11 points ; -Authors of audiovisual adaptations of the show: 4 points; b) Points are awarded if the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71

…f the court of appeal or the magistrate designated by him pursuant to the articles 627-5,695-28,696-11and 696-23 if the person is detained for another reason, or at the questioning of the accused befo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23-1

…l et de résolution of the appointment and reappointment of the managers referred to in Articles L. 511-13 and L. 532-2, within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The persons mentioned in 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…e Management Board, the Director :1° Concludes the multi-annual contract referred to in Article L. 6114-1 ;2° Decides, jointly with the chairman of the establishment's medical commission and in liaiso…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…e indivisible with regard to the company, which recognises only one owner for each of them. Article 11 The rights and obligations attached to the shares follow the securities regardless of who owns th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…s of this standard, the term "appropriate safeguards" refers to one or more appropriate safeguards. 11. Objective, reasonable and informed third party: a person who: -although external to the situatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-5

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-8

…y gender and by professional category; b) For companies subject to the provisions of Article L. 225-115 of the Commercial Code, the total amount of remuneration referred to in 4° of this article; c) E…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…ship is subject to it, by Directive (EU) 2016/802 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels; > - an emission…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…ticle 313-2 of the Criminal Code; 4° The offences provided for by the articles L. 2339-1 to L. 2339-11, L. 2344-7 et L. 2353-13 of the Defence Code; 5° Offences under the articles 324-1 to 324-9 of th…

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