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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1099-1

When one spouse acquires property with money given to him or her by the other for this purpose, the gift is only of the money and not of the property for which it is used. In this case, the rights of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-100

Public utility easements may be modified on the initiative of the representative of the State in the department or at the request of persons or organisations entitled to request their establishment.Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Arrangements between spouses, either by marriage contract or during marriage.

Article 1094-1

In the event that the spouse leaves children or descendants, whether or not of the marriage, he or she may dispose in favour of the other spouse either of the ownership of what he or she could dispose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-10

Skin-invasive tattooing may only be carried out using tattooing products that comply with the provisions of Articles L. 513-10-1 to L. 513-10-10. The rods used during initial piercing until healing an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification and verification of the identity of occasional customers

Article R561-10

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of prepar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article R1312-10

The following is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences: 1° Without complying with the declaration or practice conditions laid down in article R. 1311-7 ; 2° Without complying with th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-102

Exceptional selective financial aid is awarded to natural or legal persons who, through their activity as an artistic agent, communications agent or press officer, contribute to the development of cin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

Exceptional aid is granted to the persons mentioned in article 911-102 who meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have suffered, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-108

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.62102 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 16 March 2021 C(2021) 1902, 9 December 2020…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-104

For the application of this section, the average turnover or the average result is determined:1° For persons who began their activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1…

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