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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289-0

…to be carried out in the European Union pursuant to Title V of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax. III.-They also apply to transactions for whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17-1

…facilities with regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.This report shall be presented no later than…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Institution of proceedings

Article 750-1

In application of the Article 4 of Law no. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016, on pain of inadmissibility, which the judge may declare ex officio, the legal claim shall be preceded, at the parties' option,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…n in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-A

…t to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authori…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-3

…2021 and 31 October 2021. In the latter case, shooting or animation production must begin before 30 November 2021.The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

…al account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management.The Minister responsible for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16-1

…h the model set out in Article 422-4 of Autorité des normes comptables Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 relating to the annual accounts of insurance undertakings, is negative and the Solvenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1

…ts issued in application of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use. This subcontractin…

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