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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-17

The prohibitions of article L. 112-2 do not apply to the remuneration of popular savings deposits when they meet the stability conditions, which are set at six calendar months.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-3

I. - When a foreign undertaking duly established in a third country has entered into a contract pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 310-2 and is no longer in one of the situations provided for in I of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

Tax officials responsible for carrying out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 shall be appointed from among those who have passed the technical examination, by joint order of the Keeper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-2

Pharmacists or assistant pharmacists practising in dispensaries or private companies of dispensing pharmacists may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259-0

For the application of the rules relating to the place of supply of services provided for in articles 259 to 259 D, the following are considered to be taxable persons:1° For all services supplied to h…

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

Article 312-22

Co-writing grants for international co-production projects are awarded for audiovisual projects that meet the following conditions:1° Be co-written by at least two authors of different nationalities;2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-38

The arthouse cinema commission comprises a national panel and five regional panels with jurisdiction depending on where the cinema is located. The regional panels are : 1° The "Ile-de-France, Guadelou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-150

I.-The veterinarians mentioned in article L. 5143-2 declare, for sales of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances, the following data: 1° The registration number of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-3

The certificate referred to in article R. 211-21-2 is issued by the insurance undertaking within a maximum of fifteen days of taking out the contract and renewed when subsequent premiums or portions o…

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