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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

…informed immediately by the person accessing the data. The qualified person mentioned in article R. 40-53 is also informed without delay by the director of the aforementioned agency of the authorisati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-40-1

…e does not exceed this amount, the provisions of the two penultimate paragraphs of Article R. 15-33-40 are not applicable.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

…skillsE-24 (*)0 to 20 metresBeginners or PE-12, training towards PE-20 or PA-20 skillsE-24 (*)0 to 40 metresPE-20 or PA-20, training towards PE-40 or PA-40 skills E-34 (*)Space from 0 to 60 metresPE-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 b (art. A322-91)

…n supervisingthe groupMAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIVERS (not including the person supervising the group)0 to 40 metres PE-40 + PN-C in training for PTH-40 skillsE-3 + PTH-7040 to 70 metresPE-60 + PTH-40 in tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-20

…ed as follows: a) The communes with a population below the commune average for the département have 40% of the number of seats set by the decree mentioned in article R. 5211-19 for communes; b) The fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 c (art. A322-91)

…CPA-12 + PN3Space from 0 to 20 metresPE-20 + PN4 (*)E2 or GP orP4 + PN-CPA-20 + PN3Space from 0 to 40 metresPE-40 + PN4 (*)E3 or GP orP4 + PN-CPA-40 + PN3Space beyond 40 metres and up to 60 metresPE-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-5

…ent authorised under article L. 3214-1. The rule set out in the second paragraph of article R. 6111-40-2 concerning their guarding by police or gendarmerie personnel during hospitalisation is not appl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-75

For a single audiovisual work, the amount of the sums invested may not exceed 40% of the amount of the preparation expenses and may not exceed €100,000. For audiovisual works belonging to the fiction…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Aid to cinematographic companies

Article R1511-40

…imée for the theatre or theatres of the said establishment. For the application of articles R. 1511-40 to R. 1511-43, the term "establishment" refers to any facility used by the operator in a specific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-196

A fixed fee of €346.16 is charged for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6).The fee for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6) is €34…

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