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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-3

…of the aforementioned Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 6, paragraph 3 of Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…the first paragraph under the conditions defined by the articles 42 and 48-1 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.When a distributor of a radio or television service ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-11

…s member communes on the basis of the tax integration coefficient defined in III of article L. 5211-30, and then between the member communes on the basis of their population.By decision taken within t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-5

…mined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, for placing on the market, free of charge or for consideratio…

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

Article 919-44

…tioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8, which are released in cinemas between 1 January 2023 and 30 September 2023 may be subject to an increase.The increase applies to aid granted between 1 March…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Review of balance sheets

Article 45

…e provisions). 3. The right to revise balance sheets is withdrawn in respect of price changes after 30 June 1959 (1).

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-1

…ds of the increase in excise duty on alcohol in overseas territories provided for in article L. 313-30 of the same code constitute revenue for the region's budget.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article D214-61

The maximum number of employees referred to in Article L. 214-30 is determined in accordance with the provisions of Article 235 ter E of the General Tax Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Loans to businesses

Article D754-8

…s applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2005-1743 of 30 December 2005.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Roads (R).

Article R5215-18

The maintenance of roads referred to in article L. 5215-30 includes all work undertaken on existing roads, excluding that relating to the creation of new roads.

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