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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…of finance law no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003 for 2004 and in the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 for 2009.II.The Corsican regional authority benefits from the general…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article D1142-59-1

…of blood-derived medicinal products, for which the Office is responsible underArticle 67 of Law No. 2008-1330 of 17 December 2008 on the financing of social security for 2009, and the amount of other…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-7

…uant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the labelling partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-4

In articles L. 225-25 and L. 225-72, the reference to articles 20 and 21 of law no. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988 relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and creati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sanitary facilities, catering

Article R4217-1

…articles: 1° R. 4228-1 to R. 4228-15, relating to sanitary installations; 2° R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, relating to catering and rest areas.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L518-1

…the French Treasury, the Banque de France, La Poste, under the conditions defined in Article L. 518-25, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII: Social security levies on gaming and betting collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection

Article 1609 quatertricies

…n accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25 and L. 137-26 of the Social Security Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-8

The award of selective financial aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-1

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the methods for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies and…

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