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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 bis A

…ns, under conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (National Commission for Information Technolo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the register of travel agents and other operators involved in the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-24

…e interested party the opportunity to present written observations in his defence, the registration commission referred to in article L. 141-2 will remove the operator from the register in the event o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-10

…works or documents intended for cinematographic representation, after obtaining the opinion of the commission for the classification of cinematographic works or in the light of the report, endorsed b…

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

Article 212-28

…of the total amount of the grant, is paid when the grant is awarded. The balance is paid after the commission has examined the developed synopsis, treatment or screenplay.The author has two years fro…

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

Article 312-12

The decision to award a grant is taken after receiving the opinion, depending on the case, of the Commission for Aid to Innovation in Fiction or the Commission for Aid to Innovation in Animation, afte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-21

An applicant whose project has been rejected on substantive grounds by the National Commission for Commercial Development may not submit a new application for authorisation on the same plot of land, u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5815-2

…rder of the Minister of the Interior may, at the request of one of the communes, set up a syndicate commission made up of delegates from the communes concerned for the execution of the works, their ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-24

The commission issued pursuant to Article 29-1 by the owner or holder of usage rights, hereinafter referred to as the principal, specifies the territory or territories that the private security guard…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R38

…knowledgement of receipt. The notification states that the decision may be appealed to the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions within ten days. A copy of the decision is given to the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-19

…ve within the time limit set by the order referred to in Article R. 23-112-10 or if a member of the Commission ceases to hold office, another member may be appointed to the Commission under the condit…

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