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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 F

…legal person, body, trust or comparable institution not established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which has en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-12

A system for the automatic processing of personal data with a view to drawing up the electoral list for the measurement of the audience referred to in Article L. 2122-10-1, known as the "files of elec…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The conciliation procedure

Article 130

The content of the agreement, even if partial, is recorded in minutes signed by the parties and the judge or in a report signed by the parties and the mediator, as appropriate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 32

It is represented before each criminal court.It attends the hearings of the trial courts; all decisions are handed down in its presence.It ensures the enforcement of court decisions..

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L142-2

Where the bailiff has entered the premises in the absence of the debtor or any other person present, he shall ensure that the door or exit through which he entered is closed.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article L122-3

The law shall determine the other persons empowered to carry out, in the areas that it lays down, forced execution and protective seizures in the same way as bailiffs.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R125-3

The bailiff will note, as appropriate, the agreement or refusal of the recipient of the letter or message sent by electronic means to take part in the simplified debt recovery procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-67

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-6 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-70

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-7 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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