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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R416

Article R. 147-1 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 147-1.-The rate for custody costs incurred by the immobilisation of a vehicle decided pursuant to articles 131-6 (5°) and 131-14 (2°) of the Penal Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-11

Article R. 712-2 reads as follows: "Art. R. 712-2.-Supervision of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts is carried out by the Prefect of the territ…

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

Article 231-18

The application of the reduction coefficient is based on the conditions of reception and comfort in the cinema or cinemas, the diversity of art house films programmed, the number of weeks and screenin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by students

Article R4141-1

Dental surgery students who are not interns may be authorised to practise dentistry under the conditions laid down in article L. 4141-4, for a period running from the date of obtaining the certificate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…007 on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004; b) The prescriber objects, on medical grounds, to the substitution of this medicinal produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-47-1

…marketing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member Sta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R111-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may initiate, implement and promote, alone or jointly, directly or through subsidiaries, any form of action, creation or production likely to contrib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 septies

Value added tax is levied at the rate of 10%:1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° On occasional deliveries of works of art by persons who have used them for the needs of their businesses and for whom they h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1771

Any person, association or body that has failed to pay the deductions made in respect of income tax (art. 1671 A) within the prescribed deadlines, or has only made insufficient payments, is liable, if…

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