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Showing 20012010 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-28

…general-purpose investment fund is open to non-professional investors, III and IV of article L. 214-24-10 do not apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-2

Except in the case of small farmers within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 referred to above, the farmer shall pay compensation to the holders of the plant variety ce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Generators, kits and precursors.

Article R5122-18

…rticle R. 5122-17, are applicable to advertising for the generators, kits and precursors defined in 8°, 9° and 10° of article L. 5121-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-18

Tobacco product manufacturers and importers provide the public body designated by order with internal and external studies concerning the market and the preferences of consumer groups with regard to i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° Capital gains distributed by undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and certain collective investments

Article 242 ter D

…lective investment in transferable securities and collective investments covered by articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-32-1, L. 214-139 to L. 214-147 and L. 214-152 to L. 214-166 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

…unt in application of this sub-section and aid received in application of decree no. 2020-371 of 30 March 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for companies particularly affected by the economic, fina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

…ns of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-18

…g within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consume…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-18

…certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Article 54 of Section 11 relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-18

For a new device, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, at any time and for a period of two years following the declaration provided for…

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