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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 568

The public prosecutor and all parties have five clear days after the day on which the contested decision was handed down to lodge an appeal to the Supreme Court. However, the time limit for lodging an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-51

The reading committees are made up of the committee chairman, the vice-chairman of the relevant college, two full members of that college and four readers chosen from a list drawn up by the Chairman o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-50

The Commission is made up of two colleges sitting separately.The first college comprises the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and seven other members. It is responsible for examining applications for assista…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 565

1. Manufactured tobacco may be imported, introduced and wholesaled in mainland France by any natural or legal person who establishes itself as a supplier with a view to carrying on this activity under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 572

The retail price of each product, expressed per 1,000 units or per 1,000 grams, is the same throughout France and is freely determined by manufacturers and approved suppliers. For each package, the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-54

I.-The registration of information or the filing of documents in the national register of companies is subject to the payment of fees. II.-The persons mentioned in 1° of article L. 123-36 pay a fee, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-56

For the application of this section in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, the powers devolved to the presidents and staff of the regional chambers of trade and craft are exercised by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-57

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-55

Where the challenge to the decision relating to the entry of information or the filing of documents in the national register of companies relates to the validation or control of an authority mentioned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 539

If the police court finds that the act constitutes a contravention, it shall impose the penalty, subject to the provisions of the articles 132-59 to 132-70 of the Penal Code and articles 747-3 and 747…

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