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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

For works belonging to the animation genre:1° The award of automatic financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-2

The international police cooperation bodies placed within the National Directorate of Judicial Police are as follows:1° The National Central Bureau-France of the international criminal police organisa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-5

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or sections of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 quater A

The conversion, authorised by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, of a body formed, in any form whatsoever, with a view to one of the objects set out in Article 2 of Law no. 78-654 of 22 June 1978, into a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-4

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the distribution of electrical energy governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on the distribution of energy. In the case of electrical traction installations…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-8

…R. 221-30 to R. 221-32.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

…ion de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it has set, pursua…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-6

Each request for validation of a reception certificate gives rise to the collection of a fee of 30 euros paid by the accommodation provider, recovered in the same way as stamp duty.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-3

…Education Code is conducted by at least two members of the selection panel. It lasts between 15 and 30 minutes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-resumption visit

Article R4624-29

In order to encourage employees to remain in work, employees who have been off work for more than 30 days are entitled to a pre-reinstatement visit.

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