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

Article 621-6

…irect subsidies:1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted;2° Audiovisual works in the fiction and creative documentary genres for which prior authorisation ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…spital foundations may be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-62

Once it has informed the judicial authority that it recognises the decision to place the person under judicial supervision, the competent authority of the executing State becomes solely competent to e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-60

Provided that monitoring has not begun in the executing State, the authority that ordered the supervision order may decide to withdraw the certificate where it considers, in view of the adaptation tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

…and crafts and the flat-rate tax on network businesses due by the business in respect of the years 2010 to 2013 is subject to a rebate when this sum, due in respect of 2010, is €500 and 10% higher th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…of the initials "CE" in accordance with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as sho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…provided for the business property tax, the business property tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, for the amount issued for the benefit of the local authority syndicates is subject to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-61

Until 1 January 2020, the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 shall publish the annual report on the solvency and fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-6

…rawn up by the certifier, together with the decision on the accounts, to the Cour des Comptes by 15 July of the following financial year at the latest.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-6

…this case, the empowerment is exercised in compliance with the provisions of articles 457-1 to 459-2 of the Civil Code.The empowered person may only carry out, in representation, a disposal act free…

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