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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179-2

The investigating judge may specify in the committal order the date of the hearing before the police court or the criminal court when this date has been previously communicated to him by the public pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-17

The amount of aid for the pre-production of video games may not exceed 50% of the expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-17

The production company has a period of two years from the date of notification of the investment approval or the financing authorisation for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence.In…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article L742-17

In the event of a forced sale, where a property seizure procedure initiated prior to the opening judgment has been suspended by the effect of the opening judgment, the acts performed by the seizing cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1722 bis

In the case provided for in articles 832 and 924-3 of the Civil Code, where the beneficiary of the gift or legacy has time to pay the balances or rewards owed to his co-heirs, the payment of the death…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-17

The hearing of the National Disciplinary Committee is public. However, if the protection of public order or privacy so requires or if there are special circumstances likely to prejudice the interests…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1431-17

The duties of accountant for public establishments for cultural or environmental cooperation of an industrial and commercial nature are entrusted to an accountant from the general directorate of publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-17

A worker may not be assigned to work on a visual display screen unless he has undergone an appropriate eye and vision examination as part of the information and prevention visits. If the result of thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17

The Articles of Association of a SICAV and the regulations of a fonds commun de placement set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-17

The National Committee may only deliberate if at least half of the members of the section or configuration convened are present; the quorum is assessed at the beginning of the meeting.However, if the…

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