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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…orresponding to the reference price per seat determined under the conditions set out in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, included in the declaration of recei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Applications for naturalisation and reinstatement and declarations of acquisition of nationality by reason of marriage

Article 958

…ement to French nationality and declarations of acquisition of nationality submitted under articles 21-2, 21-13-1 and 21-13-2 of the Civil Code are subject to a stamp duty of €55 collected in the mann…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-2

…ting fromOrder no. 2022-582 of 20 April 2022, subject to replacing the reference to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 with the reference to the rules applicable in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…ing from Order no. 2022-582 of 20 April 2022, subject to replacing the reference to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 with the reference to the rules applicable in mainland France under Regulation (EU) 2017/74…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D742-2

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D743-2

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D744-2

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 211-1-A with the exception of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…ion law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 532-2 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-3, L. 532-3-1, L. 532-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-6 O…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-38

…nic signature under the conditions provided for in Article 1367 of the Civil Code and by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 issued for its application. The Prefect will acknowledge receipt.

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