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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 592

In all other cases, the usufructuary may not touch the tall trees: he may only use, to make the repairs for which he is liable, trees uprooted or broken by accident; he may even, for this purpose, hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 594

Fruit trees that die, and even those that are uprooted or broken by accident, belong to the usufructuary, with the obligation to replace them with others.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 590

If the usufruct includes coppiced woods, the usufructuary is obliged to observe the order and proportion of the cuts, in accordance with the development or the constant use of the owners; without comp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 593

He may take, in the woods, stiles for the vines; he may also take, from the trees, annual or periodic products; all according to the use of the country or the custom of the owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 599

The owner may not, by his act, or in any manner whatsoever, prejudice the rights of the usufructuary. For his part, the usufructuary may not, on the cessation of the usufruct, claim any compensation f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 589

…rnishings, the usufructuary has the right to use them for the purpose for which they were intended, and is only obliged to return them at the end of the usufruct in the condition in which they are, no…

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

Article L212-6-5

The Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique comprises nine members appointed by decree for a non-renewable term of six years.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-5

The mayor of the municipality in which the cinemas are located, who is a member of the departmental cinematographic planning commission whose decision is the subject of the appeal, is heard by the nat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-5

…lication, if the file is complete, the Prefect will inform the applicant of his registration number and the date by which he must be notified of the decision. Subject to the provisions of article R. 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-5

For the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique de Paris, the Paris City Council draws up a list of four arrondissement councillors from which the arrondissement councillor who is to…

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