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

Article 312-6

The following are considered as authors' artistic experience: 1° Writing or directing a cinematographic or audiovisual work of fiction, animation or creative documentary released in cinemas or broadca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Regional cooperation

Article R7153-6

An agreement between the State, represented jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, and the territorial collectivity of French Guiana determin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Regional cooperation

Article R7253-6

An agreement between the State, represented jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, and the territorial collectivity of Martinique determines…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

The magistrate to whom the matter is referred shall refuse to recognise or execute a European investigation order in one of the following cases: 1° If a privilege or immunity is an obstacle to its exe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

To be eligible for automatic and selective financial support, publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° They must h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

I.-Any commercial company that neither controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-60

The application for authorisation consists of a letter signed by the legal representative of the applicant organisation and a supporting file, entered via a teleservice. The letter describes the activ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-1

Without prejudice to the specific guarantees applicable to minors, a person in respect of whom there are plausible grounds for suspecting that he has committed or attempted to commit an offence may no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-6

The application for registration is made by the applicant by handing over or sending by post or electronic means a form to the competent registrar. Where the slip is drawn up in paper form it shall be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-6

The following may be recipients of personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-1, by virtue of their duties and within the limits of their need to know:1° Nati…

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