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

Article 222-23

In the case mentioned in 1° of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

This chapter shall not apply where the purpose of real-time geolocation operations is to locate electronic communication terminal equipment, a vehicle or any other object whose lawful owner or possess…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-23

The cooperation agreements entered into pursuant to Article L. 311-59 and Article L. 311-60 with the competent supervisory authorities or the resolution authorities are authorised by the college of su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Settlement of transfers by the Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

…up a list of the transfer agreements signed. For the compulsory transfers provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17 that do not appear on the said list, the prefect, within the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-23

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 814-27 and R. 814-28 of the French Commercial Code, the remuneration of the judicial administrator, the judicial representative and the liquidator of a cr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-23

The authorisation holder shall carry out the assessment referred to in Article L. 6122-5, in accordance with the conditions laid down in this section.The purpose of this evaluation is to check that th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-23

The application for prior authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1322-4 to carry out a borehole or underground work within the protection perimeter and the application to occu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…ry education establishments and private establishments under contract with the State under Articles L. 442-5 and L. 442-12 of the Education Code;5° Office premises with a surface area of less than 100…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Contribution levied in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort and the participation of agricultural employers in the construction effort

Article 235 bis

1. The rules concerning the contribution collected in respect of the participation of employers in the construction effort are defined in articles

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The consultation procedure provided for in Article L. 752-4

Article R752-23

…issue the building permit or by the president of the public establishment mentioned in the article L. 143-16 of the town planning code either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or…

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