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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 808

…ws:"Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and whose purpose, by virtue of its articles of association, is to defend or assist disabled people…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-12

…Cancellation certificate 1.13 € 122, broken down into: 122-1 Entry in the special register of loans and time limits Main registration, including deregistration 6.69 € 122-2 Change of registration 3.35…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-85

…e, as well as in I of Article 60 of Law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, and who is practising in a public or private health establishment or in a health cooperation groupin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-86

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hospital prescription medicines

Article R5121-84

…d on the prescription of the medicinal product are justified by the need to carry out the diagnosis and monitoring of the diseases for the treatment of which the medicinal product is normally used in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-8

The tax is payable upon receipt of the proceeds of public resources and payment of the other sums mentioned in 1° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

…ng the thresholds mentioned in article L. 212-7, cinemas that are grouped together on the same site and which ... are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or not they are located in separ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-8

…L. 251-5 do not apply to publishers of television services and publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services in respect of acquisitions of broadcasting ri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-8

…il d'Etat, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité de la Concurrence, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of the provisions of this section.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-8

The screenings mentioned in…

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