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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

…used by the investigators, the proportionality of the investigative acts with regard to the nature and seriousness of the facts, the direction given to the investigation and the quality of the invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D232

When visiting prisons, the magistrates mentioned in articles D. 131-2, D. 131-3 and D. 131-4 of the Penitentiary Code have access to detention and, where appropriate, interview detainees, under the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

I. - The information required under article L. 362-2 must be written in French and include the following information: a) The name and address of the company's registered office ; b) A list of the line…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

Exempt from value added tax:1. (Business or transactions subject to another tax):1° to 3° (Repealed);4° commodity futures transactions carried out on a regulated market excluding those which determine…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-47

Cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the animation genre that score at least 36 points, including at least 9 points for the "Dramatic Content" group, are deemed to meet the condition set…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

…ximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D previsualisation are paid for by service provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

…ic: 3 points; b) Or at least 50% of the action takes place in an undeterminable location: 2 points; 2° The "Characters" sub-group will be awarded 3 points if at least one of the main characters is Fre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-50

Points relating to creators and creative collaborators are only awarded if the creators and creative collaborators are either French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, a S…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-49

For the "Nationality of creators and creative collaborators" group, a maximum of 23 points are allocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

…ons towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security contributions mentioned below and, where applicable, will note any non-compliance, in particular by means of the following certifi…

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