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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-130

I.-The qualified person shall send the application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-12 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-8

Each committee comprises : 1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency: a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ; b) The Regional Directo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1692, a person liable for value added tax may choose to pay the value added tax and the taxes, contributions and fees declared on the schedule to the decla…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Approval of professional associations

Article A512-9

The file provided for in Article R. 513-24 includes: 1° Information relating to the representativeness requirement referred to in Article R. 513-22: a) The number of insurance brokers and agents who a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, points are divided into five groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming" group 1° The "Language of Filming" group is awarded 20 points; 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…at arm's length, within the meaning of Article 39(12), from the companies mentioned in A of this I. C.-The contract mentioned in the same A fulfils the following conditions: 1° It is concluded between…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-46

Insofar as they are necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 40-43, the following personal data and information may be stored in the automated processing system: 1° For electronic communicatio…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…29 of the ENR Directive, verified under the conditions set out in Article 30 of the same Directive. C.-For the application of 1° of 1 of B of this V, the quantities of energy from the raw materials me…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-3

When the exercise of activities or the operation of aircraft, products or equipment mentioned in articles…

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