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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-11

The calculation rates are set at :- 15% for publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual wor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-6

The revocation decision has absolute effect. The effects of decisions ruling on opposition are retroactive to the filing date of the patent application. Where a decision on opposition partially revoke…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-32

Any technical means intended for real-time location, throughout the national territory, of a person, without that person's knowledge, of a vehicle or of any other object, without the consent of its ow…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-3

…rovided that: 1° the amendments made meet one of the grounds for opposition mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent; > and 2° The amendments made do not extend the subject-matter of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 622-11

…g the decisions required under article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedural frameworks

Article 696-114

…him or her under the status of an assisted witness, or to have recourse to investigative acts which can only be ordered in the course of an investigation, by reason of their duration or nature, the De…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-60

…e R. 1424-59, elected by them by secret ballot and by an absolute majority. If after two ballots no candidate has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot will be held by relative majority. In th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-61

…erial order renewing the general membership of the national conference. Any member who has lost the capacity for which he or she was appointed ceases to belong to the National Fire and Rescue Services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

…ry, the deliberation may be organised in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2014-1627 of 26 December 2014 on the procedures for organising remote deliberations of collegiate administ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-64

…y be delegated by the conference to issue recommendations or opinions on drafts relating to certain categories of regulatory acts, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure…

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