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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

…ave been obtained for French-initiated cinematographic works. IV - "Technicians" group A maximum of 22 points are allocated to the "Technicians" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14-1

…ication of this article are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Failing this, Decree no. 85-260 of 22 February 1985 relating to the procedures for distributing the resources of the national business…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-1

…016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 721-1 to R. 721-6 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 722-1 with the exception of its last paragraph and R. 722-2 to R. 722-4 Resulting from Decree no. 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-3

…hundred municipalities classified according to the synthetic index provided for in article L. 2334-22-1. For communes that are members of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-7

…the communes that make it up, by way of derogation from the first paragraph of I of article L. 5215-22. This substitution does not modify the powers of the syndicat de communes, which becomes a syndic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2 R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12 R. 2112-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-1225 of 24 December 2018R. 2112-14 to R. 2113-6R. 2113-7Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 Dec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…0-1In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12R. 2112-13Resulting from Decree no. 2018-1225 of 24 December 2018R. 2112-14 to R. 2113-6R. 2113-7Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 Dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…icle L. 414-8: a) 3°, 5°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° are deleted; b) In 8°, the reference to Article L. 422-14 is deleted; 18° In Article L. 414-10, the words: "metropolitan territory" are replaced by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence

Article R60-1

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