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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions for hunting accidents occurring in mainland France.

Article L421-8

The guarantee fund set up by article L. 421-1 is responsible for compensating for personal injury caused by all acts of hunting or destruction of animals likely to cause damage in those parts of the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-30

The test is marked from 0 to 20. The certificate of achievement mentioned in article

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-194

I. - Acts carried out in the context of a contested application for the partition of movable or immovable property, including in the case of a licitation by voluntary auction (number 37 of table 6), g…

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

Article 722-23

The amount of aid is capped at :1° 50% of expenditure relating to the design, creation and overhaul or substantial development of a website dedicated to international sales, up to a limit of €30,000 p…

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

Article 321-3

With regard to aid for the pre-production and production of immersive works, the total amount of aid granted for the same work may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87 A

The declarations referred to in Articles 87 and 87-0 A are transmitted monthly in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 133-5-3 or in Article L. 133-5-8of the Social Security Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

Compensation settlements in the event of expropriation for reasons of public utility (numbers 161 to 163 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° Before expropriation is pronou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article R49-20-1

The procedures for appointing, performing their duties and swearing in the specialist assistants provided for in Article 628-9 are those laid down by the articles R. 50 bis to R. 50 sexies.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

For the "Creative Infrastructures" group, a maximum of 8 points are allocated as follows: 1° Alternatively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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