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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic voting.

Article R713-25

Supporting files including copies of source programmes and executable programmes, voting equipment, and registration, results and back-up files are kept under seal, in accordance with the conditions s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-25

Reasons shall be given for any refusal to execute a confiscation order and the competent authority in the issuing State shall be notified without delay by any means capable of producing a written reco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-25

The prefect or his representative attends board meetings as of right. If a deliberation appears likely to affect the operational capacity of the fire and rescue service or the proper distribution of r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-25

The "heritage and repertoire" (PR) label is awarded in particular in consideration of the number of art house cinematographic works represented in the establishments, which are: 1° Either cinematograp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-25

Where the acts were not committed on the territory of the issuing State and fall within the jurisdiction of the French courts, the public prosecutor may decide to reduce the amount of the financial pe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-25

Selective financial aid is awarded in consideration of:1° The cultural interest, editorial quality and technical quality of the publishing project;2° The consistency and relevance of the editorial lin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 612-25

For publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services, selective financial aid is awarded in consideration of:1° The quality of the editorial proposal;2° The technical and ergonomic quality of the se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-25

The employers' group shall at all times make available to the administrative authority all documents enabling the latter to verify, for each member of the group, the information mentioned in 5° of art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compulsory consultations in establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation or a basic nuclear installation

Article R2312-25

The documents attached to the application for authorisation provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions specific to the procedure for reviewing measures of complete hospitalisation without consent

Article R3211-25

The first paragraph of Article 641 and the second paragraph of Article 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to the calculation of the time limits within which the court must be seised and m…

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