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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-2

Self-employed persons and persons seeking employment who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-28-1 receive, when they are following a training course approved under the conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-20

When a cinema integrated into a circuit is transferred to another circuit during the amortisation period of an advance, the repayment of this advance continues to be charged to the automatic cinema op…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Ceiling

Article 232-22

The total sums allocated may not exceed 90% of the total cost of the work, investment or training carried out or to be carried out.If the total sums allocated are less than the aforementioned ceiling,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-21

The advance is subject to an agreement with the beneficiary.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-2

Only persons who have not served as a juror or citizen assessor in the five years preceding the current year and who have not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-2

When celebrated by a foreign authority, the marriage of a French national must be preceded by the issue of a certificate of capacity to marry drawn up after completion, with the diplomatic or consular…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires and representation of the profession in dealings with public authorities.

Article L814-2

The professions of court-appointed administrator and court-appointed agent are represented in dealings with the public authorities by a National Council of Court-appointed Administrators and Court-app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Litigation by the municipality

Article R2132-2

Where the administrative court does not rule within two months or where authorisation is refused, the taxpayer may appeal to the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-20

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-26 to L. 224-42-4 as well as articles L. 224-57 and L. 224-58 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 209

The record of the proceedings shall remain deposited at the registry for forty-eight hours in the case of pre-trial detention, and for five days in all other cases. It shall then proceed in accordance…

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