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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

I. - The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1, 223-9 and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…act with foodstuffs 3° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 of amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 of 22 December 2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

I.-The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3

I.-The review provided for in Article 11 of the aforementioned Order may be brought before the court no later than the thirty-first day following the publication in the Official Journal of the Europea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancies in the absence of secondary proceedings

Article R692-10

…s, the application for authorisation of redundancies is filed by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings at the registry of the competent court. Attached to this application are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-4

I. - An investment service provider other than an asset management company shall establish and implement appropriate written policies and procedures for classifying its clients as non-professional cli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-6

The following may be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2, persons already approved…

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

Article R5141-13

The application for marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14

…or collective investment in transferable securities as amended by European Directive 2014/91/ EU of 23 July 2014 as regards depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions.However, units or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

…nicate, by interconnection to the automated processing of personal data mentioned in Article L. 331-23 or by using a recording medium that ensures their integrity and security, the personal data and i…

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