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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-3

The functions of the public prosecutor at the criminal court are performed by the public prosecutor or one of his deputies; those of the registry by a clerk of the judicial court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 399

The number and day of correctional hearings are set by joint decision of the president of the judicial court and the public prosecutor. The same applies to the provisional composition of these hearing…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-34

The resolution requesting the designation of tourist municipality, together with the application file, is sent by the mayor to the prefect by electronic means or, failing that, by post. If the applica…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-35

Designation as a tourist municipality is granted by prefectoral decree for a period of five years. Rejection of the application is the subject of a reasoned decision by the departmental prefect, who n…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-33

The accommodation capacity for the non-permanent population referred to in article R. 133-32 is estimated by adding together the following figures:-number of rooms in classified and unclassified hotel…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-32

Communes may be designated as tourist communes if they : a) Have a listed tourist office responsible for the area for which the application for designation is made; b) Organise events during tourist p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

Any public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may apply for the designation of tourist municipality, for one, several or all of its member municipalities, with the exception of municipaliti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-4

The following may exceptionally be considered as art house films:1° A recent film that has met the demands of the critics and the approval of the public and can be considered to have made a significan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-5

The list of arthouse cinematographic works is drawn up by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consultation with cinema professionals and leading figur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-3

An art house film is one that meets at least one of the following criteria: 1° A cinematographic work that is research-based or new in the cinematographic field; 2° A cinematographic work that has und…

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