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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-30

…agreements; 2° Programming commitments that operators of cinemas mentioned in II of article L. 212-24: a) For all establishments with at least six cinemas; b) For their other establishments which tog…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-13

The provisions of Articles R. 24 to R. 24-12 are applicable to securities created by a legal entity pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 706-45.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Movement on French territory

Article D414-1

…y the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of the person exercising parental authority or their au…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…hat rendered the decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the certification of French enforceable titles with a view to their recognition and enfo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article 232

Assizes are held in Paris and in each département.In Corsica, assizes are held in Ajaccio and Bastia.Assizes are held in Strasbourg and Colmar..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-4

…State of the European Union and enrolled in a mobility programme in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 may reside in France, after no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L754-7

…e shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alert mechanism

Article R212-94-4

In the internal market information system, the Ministry responsible for sports communicates the following information to the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provision of data by the concessionaire in the case of management under concession of a public service

Article L3131-2

…hall provide the conceding authority, in electronic format, in a freely reusable open standard that can be used by an automated processing system, with the data and databases collected or produced dur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

I. - Title II of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptation:In Article L. 2222-2 applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 Januar…

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