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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-5

…d paragraph is considered to be a digital book publisher within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 2011-590 of 26 May 2011 relating to the price of digital books.The exploitation of the work under th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Project Development Aid Commission

Article 212-52

The Project Development Grants Committee is made up of five members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-52

…ne of these premises. When household waste containers and dustbins are stored there,article R. 1331-51 applies. Access to communal play areas and sandpits is forbidden to pets.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-54

It is forbidden to keep and maintain animals of any species in communal areas of apartment buildings, or around or in the gardens of dwellings, which, due to their number, behaviour or state of health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-53

The planting of plant species whose proliferation is likely to have negative effects on health, in particular those listed inarticle D. 1338-1, is prohibited. Gardens and areas surrounding residential…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
B. Commission instituted by article R. 2573-55.

Article R2573-56

The commission mentioned in article R. 2573-55 is composed of five mayors and two presidents of groups of communes. The High Commissioner or his deputy attends the work of the commission.The commissio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
B. Commission instituted by article R. 2573-55.

Article R2573-57

The mayors and presidents of groupings sitting on the commission provided for in article R. 2573-55 are elected by proportional representation with the highest remainder, by the college of mayors and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

…le includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure is ordered pursua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 5

Sont affranchis de l'impôt sur le revenu : 1° (Provision obsolete) ; 2° (Abrogated) ; 2° bis (Abrogated) ; 3° Ambassadors and diplomatic agents, consuls and consular agents of foreign nationality, but…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 57

…information available to it and in accordance with the adversarial procedure defined in articles L. 57 to L. 61 of the same book. In the absence of precise information to make the rectifications provi…

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