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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

…ese buildings, travel expenses, technical documentation, postage and electronic communication costs;5° Expenses entrusted to service providers for the pre-production of the video game;6° Overheads and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Invitation to selected candidates

Article R2344-10

…ce of the dialogue and the language or languages authorised;4° The list of documents to be supplied;5° The weighting or ranking of the criteria for the award of the public contract if this information…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-1

During the period of its execution, the recorded or approved agreement suspends or prohibits all legal action and suspends or prohibits all individual proceedings against both the movable and immovabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-18

…he type of goods and their quantity; 4° The reference or references of the report of the detention; 5° The date of the express or tacit agreement of the declarant or holder of the goods. A copy of thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1794

…products in excess or insufficiently declared shall serve as the basis for calculating the penalty;5° Infringements of the provisions of articles 521, 524, 526, 531, 535 to 539, 543, 545 à 551.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 W ter

…bis will result in a fine of €150. 2. Omissions or inaccuracies in the declarations provided for in 5° and 6° of Article 1605 ter or failure to submit these declarations within the prescribed time lim…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

…", or where his or her fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 are unusable," are deleted; 5° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 6° Articles R. 522-1 and R. 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768-1

…ursuant to an international convention or agreement, have been notified to the French authorities ; 5° Fixed fines for misdemeanours and for fifth-class offences that have been the subject of payment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4311-7

…manufacturer or importer, in application of Article L. 4313-1, to provide technical documentation; 5° The conditions under which the safeguard procedure provided for in Article L. 4314-2 is organised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-4

…ors; 4° Participating in the regional public guidance service in accordance with article L. 6111-3; 5° To participate in the regional governance of apprenticeships in accordance witharticle L. 214-13…

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