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Showing 21212130 of 5602 articles for Art. 17 December 2008

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36-2

…efore the marketing authorisation lapses is counted from : 1° the date of publication of Decree No. 2008-435 of 6 May 2008 for marketing authorisations issued up to that date, with the exception of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-132

Transfers of finance leases (numbers 116 and 117 of Table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a straightforward transfer, a fee proportional to the amount of the residual investment on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-3

As stated in Article 511-17 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-17-The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for industrial or commercial purposes is punish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-18

After the expiry of the one-year period provided for in Article L. 2223-17, where the plot is still in a state of abandonment, a new official report, drawn up by the mayor or his delegate, in the form…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-79

Holders of youth passbooks must request closure of their accounts by 31 December of the year in which they turn 25 at the latest. Deposit-taking institutions are required to automatically close the ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…ompulsory for dishes containing one or more pieces of beef within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for 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 919-104

…eir activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;2° For persons who began their activity in 2018, by taking into account the period bet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

…or the same products, set in accordance with the table below: Product group From 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 From 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Cigarette…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article R321-6

I. - The creative support referred to in Article L. 324-17 means assistance given: 1° To the creation of a work, its performance, the first fixation of a work or performance on a phonogram or videogra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transactions carried out on youth savings accounts and remuneration.

Article R221-94

At 31 December each year, the interest earned is added to the capital and itself becomes interest-bearing.

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