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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV BIS: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article D47-12-9

Where, pursuant to article 706-106-4, the Public Prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court shall order an investigation into the possible criminal background of a person convicted of offences under Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-9

…he committee:1° Ensures that the papers have been marked twice by a team consisting of a magistrate and, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, an official from the Mini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-10

When the holder of the surgical oncology authorisation implements a hybrid practice of surgical oncology management with the administration of a systemic cancer drug treatment intraoperatively or in t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-17

A sports association that forms a sports company is the addressee of the deliberations of the company's management bodies. It may take the actions provided for in articles L. 225-230 to L. 225-232 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-15

The contributions mentioned in Article L. 115-14 are based, as far as operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments are concerned, on the weekly revenue declarations mentioned in 3° of Art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-18

Where the taxpayer has not filed his declaration within the time limits mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-1

The proceeds of the tax on physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content mentioned in article 1609 sexdecies B of the French General Tax Code are allocated to the Centre national du ci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cinematographic exhibition rights

Article L211-1

Cinematographic representation is subject to obtaining an operating licence issued by the Minister of Culture.This licence may be refused or issued subject to conditions for reasons relating to the pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cinematographic exhibition sector

Article L212-1

A cinematographic entertainment venue is any cinema or group of cinemas specially equipped on a permanent basis to show cinematographic performances, whatever the method of fixation or transmission an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

The rules relating to the footprint of areas, whether built on or not, allocated to ancillary parking areas of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 of this code, whet…

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