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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…ver of less than ten million euros calculated in accordance with European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-9-1

…bject of information by the Competition Authority pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Competition Authority shall inform the European Commission and the national competition au…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initia…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-8

…formation required by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…in Article L. 3512-23, as well as the other conditions for applying Articles L. 3512-24 and L. 3512-25 in terms of traceability and security devices.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-51

The sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account are increased by 25% when the reference works meet the following conditions: 1° For works belonging to the genre of fiction, creative d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-56

…follows: 1° Gross gaming revenue, as defined in Article L. 2333-55-1 of this code, is reduced by a 25% allowance and, where applicable, the additional allowance mentioned in I of the article 34 de la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L910-1

Articles:1° L. 125-3, L. 126-1 ;2° L. 225-245-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 to L. 252-13 ;3° L. 490-9;4° L. 522-1 to L. 522-40;4° bis. L. 621-4(last sentence of the first p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-6

…icle L. 214-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In 1°, the words: "in accordance with Directi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-6

…is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In 1°, the words: "in accordance with Directi…

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