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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Committee on abuse of tax law

Article 1653 C

The committee provided for in Article L. 64 of the Book of Tax Procedures comprises:a. a Councillor of State, Chairman;b. a Councillor at the Court of Cassation;c. A lawyer with expertise in tax law;d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-121

I. - An institution to which an application to open a Livret A passbook account has been made by a person referred to in article L. 221-3 shall remind the applicant that he or she may hold only one Li…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of I of Article 1640 B, the reference communal and inter-communal rates are defined as follows:1. For communes that are not members in 2010 of a public…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-6

The annulment of the marriage has no effect on the nationality of the children born of it.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-6

Long-length cinematographic works eligible for financial support for production and preparation are works intended for initial screening in cinemas.

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

Article 212-6

Projects for original French-language works or, if at least two different languages are used, works in which French or a regional language used in France is the most widely used language, are eligible…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 621-21

The decision to award a grant is taken after consultation with the committee responsible for granting aid for the production of works using digital visual effects.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-5 (art. A212-115)

…MIER DEGRÉ (STATE CERTIFICATE FOR FIRST-DEGREE SPORTS INSTRUCTORS) Bonus points corresponding to titles acquired in an individual capacity and in team sport in the first national division; in this cas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-5

The doctor recruited in application of the provisions of article R. 4623-25-3 works under the responsibility of a doctor qualified in occupational medicine.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-13

Every European arrest warrant shall contain the following information:the identity and nationality of the requested person;the precise designation and full contact details of the judicial authority fr…

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