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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…621-25 of the same code or on a building protected as an "abords" in application ofarticle L. 621-30 of the Heritage Code, located within the perimeter of a remarkable heritage site classified in ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

…mission provided for in this article in the report referred to in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.>

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-1

…of a judicial ban on the territory pronounced in application of the second paragraph of article 131-30 of the penal code;8° The foreign national must be removed in execution of an administrative ban o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-17

…the National Assembly and the Senate, under the terms of IV of Article 164 of Order no. 58-1374 of 30 December 1958 on the 1959 Finance Act;4° To the Cour des Comptes (Court of Auditors), as part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-31

…of the press ;- publishers of radio or television services within the meaning of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication;- publishers of online public communication services w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prenatal diagnosis.

Article L2161-2

…4-1 relating to pre-implantation diagnosis is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. "

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies D

…les 199 undecies A and 199 undecies B and the carryovers of these tax reductions, up to a limit of €30,600 less the amount deducted under a of this 1.2. For the purposes of assessing the limit mention…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-9

…eral of the Regional Health Agency a report on its activities and financial accounts, no later than 30th June of the year following the financial year to which they relate, in accordance with a model…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-82

…or dowries or where the value of the property whose ownership is declared is less than or equal to €30,800, a fixed fee of €188.68;2° Where this value exceeds the €30,800 threshold mentioned in 1°, a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…ressources communales et intercommunales provided for in 2.1 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, excluding the fraction calculated in accordance with the condi…

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