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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

The application for provisional approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents:1° A presentation of the cinematographic or audiovisual work in French or English, in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Société de financement de l'industrie cinématographique et audiovisuelle (financing company for the film and audiovisual industry)

Article D332-1

The rules relating to sociétés de financement de l'industrie cinématographique et audiovisuelle (Sofica) are set out in Articles 46 quindecies A to 46 quindecies F of Annex III to the General Tax Code…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on sales and rentals of videograms

Article D336-2

The rules relating to the increase in tax on videogram sales and rentals for certain works are set out in articles 331 M bis and 331 M ter of Annex III to the General Tax Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-67

Whether or not they have brought a civil action during the proceedings, victims who wish to be informed of the sentenced person's release in accordance with the provisions of Articles 712-16-1 and 712…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D249

Persons wishing to be authorised to sit on the Disciplinary Committee as an assessor shall send a letter of application to the president of the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction, specifying…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D250

The authorisation issued by the president of the judicial court is withdrawn at the request of the authorised person or when the latter no longer fulfils the conditions set out in Article R. 234-7 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Regional Health Agency for French Guiana

Article D1444-2

For their application in French Guyana: 1° Les a et b du 1° de l'article D. 1432-28 sont remplacés par les dispositions suivantes: " a) Deux conseillers à l'assemblée de Guyane et le président du gran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

When appliances and products are supplied by establishments with one or more sales outlets, each sales outlet must have at least one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IX: Relations between prisoners and the outside world

Article D403

The procedures for issuing the visiting permits referred to by the dispositions de l'article L. 341-5 du code pénitentiaire, ainsi que les conditions dans lesquelles ces permis peuvent être refusés, n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-8

The articles D. 2311-2 to D. 2311-7 are not applicable to public offices for low-income housing.

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