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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

…a professional agreement made compulsory within one month of the publication of law no. 2009-669 of 12 June 2009 promoting the dissemination and protection of creativity on the internet, the cinematog…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-3

…tiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in 1°, 4°, 9° and 10° of A of I of Article L. 612-2, a class 1 bis investment firm or, with the exception of firms referred to in 2° of I of Articl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-6

The diplomas, degrees or certificates mentioned in article R. 512-9 of this code are : 1° Diplomas and qualifications corresponding to Master's level training. 2° Diplomas and qualifications correspon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-73

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle issues information on registrations and other related operations concerning the Algerian trade registers until 30 June 1962.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 Ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-5

The holder of evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist issued by a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who: 1° On 1 June 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…6 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du 27 janvier 2021 p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…ean Economic Area and are manufactured or imported in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the Euro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-8

Applications for grants are examined in accordance with the procedure and deadlines set out in the decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 on State grants for investment projects.

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