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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…inal product which is the subject of a complete dossier referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…e, prescribed in a hospital setting as a second-line treatment for the latency phase. Do not exceed 20 mg without the advice of a doctor; - combination of paracetamol and opium powder solely for pain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

…utonomous basis. Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with a population of between 20,000 and 50,000 may set up a consultative commission for local public services under the same cond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…l sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…and terrorist financing, including the technical regulatory standards adopted pursuant to Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies

…sixty and ninety minutes.III. - 1. The tax credit, calculated for each financial year, is equal to 20% of the total amount of the following expenditure incurred in France:a) Remuneration paid to auth…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…expenditure mentioned in 1° to 6° of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L4331-2

…the following fractions determined under the conditions provided for in IX of Article 60 of Law No. 2018-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020:- that mentioned in I of Article 59 of Law no. 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…inform them of the consequences attached to this in application of this article and article L. 312-20. II. - Each year, the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph of I of this article publish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…stallation on the list provided for in…

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