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

Article 231-12

…000 or in communes located in rural areas.II. - A. - Establishments are eligible for classification and aid if the following conditions are met:1° The basic proportion is equal to or greater than :- c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

A fixed contribution of €15 is levied for each requisition to publish, register or mention that does not give rise to a proportional contribution and in particular: 1° For each declaration of a change…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) is a public establishment under the supervision of the Minister for Health.II-T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…peration; 7° The Minister for Culture; 8° The Minister for Defence; 9° The Minister for the Economy and Finance; 10° The Minister for Education; 11° The Minister for Higher Education; 12° The Minister…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-1

The Chairman and the members of the Central Pricing Office instituted by Articles L. 125-6, L. 212-1, L. 215-1, L. 215-2, L. 220-5, L. 243-4 and L. 252-1 , as well as their alternates, are appointed f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

The following provisions of Book IV of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna:1° Articles L. 5421-1 to L. 5421-3, L. 5421-6 and L. 5421-6-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14 and L. 5421-15 ;2° Articles L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 222-7 and L. 222-8 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 222-9 to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

For life insurance and capitalisation contracts where a unit of account is made up of units in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10 or by a société civile de placement immobilier and subject to ar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

If an agricultural holding constituting an economic unit and not run as a company is not maintained in undivided ownership and has not been the subject of a preferential allotment under the conditions…

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