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Showing 191200 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-21

…ceed by more than four months the maximum period of detention provided for respectively in articles 145-1 and 145-2. Where the sentence incurred is less than that mentioned in Article 143-1, the total…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

…coefficients provided for in II are increased by 20% when works cumulatively obtain a minimum of 30 points for the "Creation" group and a minimum of 36 points for the "Production" group on the scale p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-25

…m a 75 mm wide ribbon by means of a 75 mm wide clasp bearing an olive branch. The ribbon is divided vertically into two equal parts, red and blue.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-23

For the "Authors and creative collaborators" group, the points, totalling 20, are allocated as follows: 1° Creative director or director: 3 points; 2° Person responsible for designing the mechanics of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…e territory of French Polynesia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 145-34 to L. 145-36, L. 145-38 and L. 145-39 ; 2° Book II, with the exception of articles L. 225-219…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Conditions for holding office as a member of the community council.

Article R5215-2-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article R5216-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L921-14

The last paragraph of Article L. 145-35 reads as follows: "The composition of the commission, the method of appointing its members and its operating rules are set by order of the State representative.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

The State, in consultation with the region, establishes strategic guidelines for the implementation of the right to support for young people at risk of exclusion from the labour market as referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-1

To ensure external fire defence, the water points required to supply water to fire and rescue service resources are referred to as "fire water points".Fire water points are made up of public or privat…

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