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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595

…provided for in articles 683 bis and 810; 2° of tangible movables sold publicly in the department; 3° of ministerial offices having their registered office in the department; 4° of businesses or clie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-12

I. The purpose of the professional training referred to in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and the ongoing training referred to in article R. 519-11-3 is to enable intermediaries to acquire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-17

…ed to the said objects, cannot seriously affect the other workstations located on the other levels; 3° Pyrotechnic activities other than those mentioned in 1° and for which the safety study defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose.

Article L5111-1

…onal adaptation to changes in employment and qualifications in companies and professional branches; 3° Promote the qualification and integration of jobseekers; 4° Contribute to professional equality b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-255

Where a commercial company whose registered office is abroad is not subject to the legislation of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, but ha…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-36

Completion of a video game means producing the first version of the video game ready to be duplicated for marketing or to be made available to the public online.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-33

The application for final approval is submitted by the video game creation company once the video game has been completed. If the video game is created jointly, it is the responsibility of each game c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-35

The final approval decision is notified to the video game creation company or, in the case of a joint creation, to the video game creation companies. This decision states that, in the light of the inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L4642-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-3

I.-Article L. 213-0-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended byOrder no. 2017-970 of 10 May 2017. II - For the application of I, in the second paragraph, the words: "By way of derogation fromArtic…

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