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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

…l plants listed in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food supplements may be sold by person…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-40

…eiving this information, reduce the companies' contributions for the remainder of the year by up to 20% of the rates initially set.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

The provisions relating to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

…than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8, which are released in cinemas after 19 May 2021, may be increased.The increase applies to aid granted between 16 March 2021 and 31 December 202…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

…article 911-102 who meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have suffered, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from one of the activities mentioned in article 911-126 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…lection of receipts for the purposes of managing funds which, on the date of publication of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses, have been entrusted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-4

…requirement mentioned in article L. 6316-1 for training provided by apprenticeship from 1st January 2022. II.-Public higher education institutions accredited in accordance witharticle L. 613-1 of the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

…966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of the same law they may contain, concerning respectively the distribution of shares, the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous benefits

Article A743-14

…Description of service Fee 138 Judicial escrow: a) Amount of the sum entered in the deed less than €20,800 15.61 € b) Amount of the sum entered in the deed greater than or equal to €20,800 69.11 € 139…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…urities mentioned in 1° and 2° ; b) Money market instruments mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 214-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the remuneration of which does not depend, directly or indire…

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