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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Investigations and identity checks

Article A36-11

The media and formats of audiovisual recordings of interrogations of persons in police custody made pursuant to Articles 64-1 and D. 15-6 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standards a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-11

The feature film representing French cinema for the Foreign Language Film Oscar is selected by a committee made up of: 1° Two exporters; 2° Two producers; 3° Two directors; 4° A person qualified in th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-2 (art. A212-217)

Aptitude test1. Test to verify theoretical and practical safety knowledgeThe purpose of the test to verify theoretical and practical safety knowledge is to verify, by means of an interview and on the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article A422-1

I.-The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or his representa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

The payroll tax due by associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901, foundations recognised as being in the public interest, cancer centres mentioned in article L. 6162-1 of the Public Health Cod…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 b (art. A322-82)

Conditions for exploration in air diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article A421-1

I.-The Mayotte Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Mayotte or his representative; b) The Rector of Mayotte or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-20 B (art. A322-101)

CONDITIONS FOR EXPLORATION DIVING WITH TRIMIX OR HELIOXDIVE AREASMINIMUM LEVELof diversSKILLSminimum of the guideof the groupNUMBERmaximumof the group, excludingguide0 -70 metres.Level P3 or P4 + Basi…

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