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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-29

In the event of the death of the pharmacist who owns a company mentioned in article R. 5124-2, the manager after his death is the pharmacist who continues to run the company under the conditions set o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-48

…The producer's remuneration is taken into account up to a limit of 5% of the development estimate; 4° Location scouting expenses; 5° Design and production expenses for models and media intended to pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-124

…ions pronouncing the dissolution or nullity of the legal entity;3° The death of a registered person.4° The dissolution of a company by the occurrence of the statutory term, except in the event of an e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge.

Article R424-8

…epresentative of the Minister for Agriculture; 3° A representative of the Minister for the Economy; 4° A representative of the Minister for the Budget. The secretariat of the Council is provided by th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 311-5

…or financial support for production and preparation:1° Fiction;2° Animation;3° Creative documentary;4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance;5° Magazine of particular interest of an essentially…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 612-27

…ilities;2° Expenses relating to editing works;3° Expenses relating to promoting and marketing works;4° Expenses relating to improving the offer and methods of access to works;5° Expenses relating to s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-1

The provisions of articles R. 621-2 to R. 621-4, R. 621-7, R. 621-7-1, R. 621-8-1, with the exception of the last paragraph, R. 621-8-2, R. 621-10 and R. 621-12 to R. 621-16, as well as Article R. 631…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-7

…tives of organisations involved in the protection and promotion of the region's living environment; 4° One person appointed for their status or activities in the region in the fields of culture, educa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-16

Any clause or agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 134-2 and L. 134-4, the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 134-11, and of article L. 134-15 or derogating, to the detriment of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 septies

…proceedings conducted on French territory; 3° Question taxpayers and request information from them; 4° Examine files and receive copies of the information sought.

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