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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-46

The chairman, members and alternates of the National Enforcement Committee receive a fee for each committee meeting they attend. The rate of the allowance and the annual ceiling on allowances are set…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-4

I.-When a search is envisaged in a specifically identified place containing items covered by national defence secrecy, the search may only be carried out by a magistrate in the presence of the Chairma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article R2411-11

…member of the commune section or the municipal council, the prefect, noting the absence of a union commission and the existence of a dispute in which the interests of the section conflict with those…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-4

The department shall draw up a departmental plan of motorised hiking routes under the conditions provided for in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Traffic on waterways.

Article L343-7

The rules governing the use of watercraft on rivers are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-4

…Article L. 214-1 may only be organised by public establishments in accordance with their stat…

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

Article 212-15

…It is the subject of an agreement concluded with the production company. This agreement is that provided for in article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by private law

Article L2197-7

Recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between private parties in the performance of contracts is possible under the conditions defined by the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-21

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies for the production of works that contribute to the objectives mentioned in Article…

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

Article 621-22

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