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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 919-107

…onal aid may not exceed an amount corresponding to a percentage of the loss of turnover suffered in 2020 less the amount of aid received in respect of 2020 pursuant to Decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: PERSONAL RETABLISHMENT

Article R743-1

…8. Where the deletion measure has been taken pursuant to the provisions of article L. 741-6, L. 742-20or L. 742-21, the certificate is drawn up and sent to the debtor by the registry when the judgment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-1

…le L. 2121-22-1 applies to public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with a population of 20,000 or more.For the application of article L. 2121-4, the resignation of a member of the delibera…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…intentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-19-1, 222-19-2, 222-20-1 and 222-20-2 ;- sexual exhibition provided for in article 222-32;- the illicit transfer or offe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…ew Caledonia.Article L. 1111-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article L. 1111-7 is appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…inal product which is the subject of a complete dossier referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…e, prescribed in a hospital setting as a second-line treatment for the latency phase. Do not exceed 20 mg without the advice of a doctor; - combination of paracetamol and opium powder solely for pain…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-2-3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155 B

…total remuneration, or the fraction of the remuneration exempted in accordance with 2 is limited to 20% of the taxable remuneration resulting from 1.4. The employees and persons referred to in this I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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