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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-10

The Chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique represents the Commission. He signs the Commission's decisions. He signs the briefs submitted in the context of legal appeals l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-4

The Articles L. 23-10-1 to L. 23-10-3 are applicable to the sale of a shareholding in a company that is subject to special regulations requiring all or part of its capital to be held by one or more me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-7

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 663-7, the task of administering the company during receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings (number 6 of table 4-1) gi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74

…lice officer of his choice.Unless they are registered on one of the lists provided for in article 157, the persons so called shall swear an oath in writing to assist justice in honour and in good cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article R513-11-10

…e authorised under Article L. 5126-4 or pharmaceutical establishments authorised under Article L. 5124-3 may obtain authorisation to import faeces. Authorisation to import faecal microbiota preparatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 778

The president shall refer to the oral hearing those cases which, on the basis of the lawyers' explanations and in view of the submissions exchanged and the exhibits communicated, appear to him to be r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-6

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-10-5. The custodian may delegate to third parties the asset safekeeping functions referre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…is limit, where it is greater than or equal to €28,612 and less than €52,985; c) To the sum of €35,924 plus 20% of the profit in excess of €52,985, where this is greater than or equal to €52,985 and l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-5

Any elector or a representative appointed by the elector may lodge a dispute with the court concerning an entry on the electoral roll, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The j…

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