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Showing 7180 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

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

Article 311-85

To obtain a decision in principle, the application must be submitted at least one month before the date of the committee meeting at which the production company wishes its application to be examined.

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

Article 411-85

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is paid in a single instalment at the time of the award decision.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-85

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-85

From the 2000 financial year, the fees referred to in article L. 2333-84 are payable annually in advance.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 850-1

In New Caledonia, infringements of the first four classes of the police regulations governing public road passenger transport services, laid down by local regulations, are recorded in official reports…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 850-2

For the application in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article 529-7, the words: "For second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-class road traffic offences, the list of w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 859-1

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 627-6 is increased to fifteen days when the transfer is made from New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R1112-85

The term of office of the mediators, user representatives and staff representatives mentioned in 2° of IV, V and VI of article R. 1112-81 is set at three years, renewable. The term of office of the ot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-85

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 123-87 to R. 123-91, registration applications shall bear the signature of the person required to register the company or of his authorised representative who…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-85

The decisions of the Paris Tribunal de l'application des peines mentioned in this chapter may be challenged by way of appeal, in accordance with Article 706-25-19, under the conditions set out in 2° o…

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