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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 713-2

…the issuing State comprising the following particulars: 1° The identification of the issuing State; 2° The identification of the court in the issuing State that issued the order; 3° The identity of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-2

…'s complete file or of the opinion of the Minister for Sport for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mid-mountain guide. This period may be extended by o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-24

…spond to the sentence or decision and has not been completed or corrected within the time limit set;2° The conditions set out in articles 764-2 to 764-5 are not met, in particular where, pursuant to 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-2

For applications for aid for project design submitted between 1 October 2021 and 31 December 2022, the ceiling stipulated in article 212-8 is raised to €15,000.The amount of aid granted between 1 Janu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-9

At the end of the customs detention, the public prosecutor may order that the detained person be brought before him, a judicial police officer or a customs officer authorised under article 28-1 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-75-3

…twork's institutions are communicated to the competent supervisory authority pursuant to Article R. 712-2. Where applicable, this authority is informed of the results of their implementation within tw…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1524

In the event of a vacancy lasting more than three months, the tax may be discharged or reduced on the basis of a complaint submitted in accordance with the conditions laid down in such cases for prope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-72

…r responsible for the Budget with each body or legal entity covered by the provisions of Article R. 15-33-68. This protocol specifies in particular: 1° The computer system(s) or automated processing o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…rried out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and ind…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-21 bis

The magistrates mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2333-120-21 fees, the unit amount of which, as well as the maximum number that may be paid annually by the same rapporteur, are set by joi…

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