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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-2

…lders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…to the allocation reduction to be provided for pursuant to IX of the article 81 of Finance Act No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019. In 2020, the amount of the departments' overall operating al…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…e: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 prises en…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-26

…ded to distribution companies that :1° Have distributed at least three cinematographic works during 2018, 2019 and 2020;2° Have distributed a cinematographic work released in cinematographic theatres…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-104

…rnover or the average result is determined:1° For persons who began their activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;2° For persons w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-10

…o were domiciled in the territories retroceded by France, in accordance with the Treaty of Paris of 30 May 1814 and who, following this treaty, transferred their domicile to France, could only acquire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R753-27

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second sentence of Article R. 351-3, the word…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R752-26

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second sentence of Article R. 351-3, the word…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4381-72

…mented by a reference to the particulars set out in 1° and 2° of article 72 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the register of companies. In professional documents, each partner introduce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-9

…ic veterinary medicinal products referred to in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 may be amended, suspended or withdrawn if the conditions laid down in Articles 86 and 87 of the…

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