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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-2

…the limits of the following scale: CATEGORY NUMBER OF RESIDENTS INDICATOR POINTS 1 less than 5,000 300 2 5,000 to 9,999 450 3 10,000 to 29,999 600 4 30,000 to 99,999 750 5 100,000 and over 900

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-7

…l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. The absence of a response from the latter within 30 days is considered to be a favourable opinion. In urgent cases, the Director General of the Agenc…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…ion of its second paragraph, and L. 1211-6-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.2° Article L. 1211-4 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 1211…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-26

…cess to cinematographic theatres;3° Undertake to continue distributing cinematographic works during 2021;4° Have achieved a turnover of less than €3,000,000 in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020;5°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-6

I.-Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers has reasonable grounds to suspect that acts infringing the provisions applicable to investment serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R613-1-B

I.-For the purposes of Articles L. 613-20-1 and L. 613-21-1, information is considered essential if it may have a significant impact on the assessment of the financial soundness of a credit institutio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

Automatically controlled reprogrammable multi-application manipulators, programmable in three or more axes, which are fixed or mobile and intended for use in industrial automation applications, acquir…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5-1

Opposition based on an earlier trade mark that has been registered for more than five years shall be rejected where the opponent, at the request of the proprietor of the application for registration,…

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