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

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2-1

When an undertaking invests, directly or indirectly, in negotiable debt securities, bonds, units or shares mentioned in 2°, 2°c or 6° of A of article R. 332-2 as well as in negotiable debt securities…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 128

Goods presented to the customs service on departure must be presented, together with the acquits-à-caution or documents in lieu thereof: a) en route, at the request of the Customs Department ; b) at d…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Shipment and conduct abroad of goods intended for export.

Article 116

The loading and transhipment of goods intended for export are subject to the same provisions as those laid down : a) 1 and 2 of Article 73 above, in the case of export by sea ; b) in 2 of the same art…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-4

Feasibility aid is granted to help cover the expenses mentioned in 3 (a, b, d and e) and 4 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-6-2

…e paid to toxicology experts duly requested or appointed is determined, for the services mentioned, by applying the coefficients shown in the table annexed to this article to the social security key l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-4

…d the two vice-chairmen represent each of the three colleges provided for in Article L. 917-1-1. "; b) The third paragraph is not applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article A450-2

However, only category A and category B officials, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers mentioned in Article A. 450-1 are empowered to carry out the visits and seizures provided fo…

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