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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-6

…ent may expose him or her to criminal prosecution, in accordance with the provisions of article 434-26 of the Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-32

…for the second year of performance of the contract under the conditions set out in article D. 6222-26.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

A fixed contribution of €15 is levied for each requisition to publish, register or mention that does not give rise to a proportional contribution and in particular: 1° For each declaration of a change…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…pursuant to the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum allowances voted by the board of directors of the fire and rescue serv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Billing

Article L441-9

…to c of II of Article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013, the invoice shall mention the names of the parties as well as their addresses and the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…ed that at least 25% of the production expenses have already been incurred. This rate is reduced to 15% when the abandonment of filming concerns a work belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-35

…orising officer in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 32 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are sent, together with the supporting d…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…to personal watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also applies to mariti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-4

…'s representatives to the commission and the elections provided for by the decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996 relating to the installation of the first boards of directors of the departmental fire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: School transport (R).

Article R1614-37

Before 1 November of each calendar year and in respect of the last school year, the president of the departmental council and the authorities responsible for organising urban transport send the prefec…

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