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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-23

…rly with regard to the degree of dilution of each of the constituents.III. - For the application of 10° of article R. 5141-20, when reference is made to published literature recognised in the traditio…

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

Article 411-45

…supported by a selection certificate from the festival: 1 point per selection, up to a maximum of 10 points per company; 2° Selection in a competitive section at other festivals (category 2), suppor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L455-2

…2, L. 5441-3, L. 5441-4, L. 5441-5, L. 5441-6, L. 5441-8, L. 5441-9, L. 5442-1, L. 5442-9, L. 5442-10, L. 5442-11, L. 5461-3 and L. 5462-3du code de la santé publique;4° Les articles L. 237-1, L. 237…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 258 A

…a) The total value specified in 1 of II of Article 259 D of the supplies of services referred to in 10°, 11° and 12° of Article 259 B and of the intra-Community distance sales of goods carried out by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-12

…ut possessing one of the qualifications or certificates mentioned in articles L. 4393-9 and L. 4393-10, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or Parties and r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-13

…hese buildings threaten ruin, it exercises the police powers defined in articles L. 126-7 to L. 126-10, L. 142-3 and L. 511-7 of the same code and in article L. 2213-24 of this code and prescribes the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…e operating expenses of the higher national institutes of professorship and education;9° (Repealed);10° Expenditure relating to social action, health and integration borne by the department;10° bis Ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-4

…atives is to manage the individual right to training provided for by articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1, L. 7227-12-1 and the article L. 121-37-1 of the New Caledonian Mun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…e loss of benefits granted to employees under the conditions set out in articles L. 3323-4, L. 3324-10, L. 3325-1 to L. 3325-4, L. 3332-14, L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26 of the French Labour Code.IV. - Th…

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