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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contracts for the purchase of one or more existing artistic works

Article R2372-14

The provisions of articles R. 2172-15 and R. 2172-16 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-13

The provisions of articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

The application for authorisation must be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.This application shall include a file cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…licable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder No. 2016-966 of 15 July 2016. Article L. 5121-1-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version result…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L754-14

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330 2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4 Order no. 2017-1252…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
TITLE VII: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L371-1

…ion law; -is prior to 31 March 2015; -is prescribed by a provision coming into force after 31 March 2021.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Exemption provisions relating to direct allocations based on the distribution conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-63

For cinematographic works shown in cinemas in 2021:1° By way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinemas is increased to two hundred and fifty;2° By way of derogation from 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article D232-8-1

…rritory in which the company concerned is established, by applying the exchange rate in force on 21 December 2021 published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and rounded to the nearest th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-1

…is examination and the identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting are subject to articles 16-10 to 16-13 of the Civil Code, in particular to the terms and conditions of consent by this perso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-31

Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-16 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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