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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173

1. In the cases referred to in Article 169-1 a, and subject to the derogation provided for in 2 below, goods imported under temporary admission must be, before expiry of the time limit and after havin…

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

Article 712-2

Selective financial aid is granted in addition to the aid for world cinema films granted prior to production in application of the provisions of article 712-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 b (art. A322-82)

Conditions for exploration in air diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-26

…hen the investment of the sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account is made under article 721-23 and the sums due in return for the acquisition of the exploitation rights abroad have not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1775

In the event of a repeat offence or multiple offences established by one or more judgments, the person convicted under 1° of 1 of the article 1772 shall be disqualified from practising the professions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

…nced person does not wish to benefit from an adjustment or conversion of his sentence or if, in the light of the reasoned report from the prison integration and probation service, such an adjustment o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461

Sont exonérés de la cotisation foncière des entreprises : 1° (Abrogated) ; 2° Les organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré mentionnés à l'article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2

I.-The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, inquiry and, in the case of misdemeanours, t…

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

Article 212-7

Project development grants may not be combined with selective screenwriting grants.The same author may not receive more than one project development grant per calendar year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the creation and use for commercial canvassing or promotional purposes o…

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