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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-9

Only embryos conceived in compliance with the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code and the provisions of this Title may enter or leave the territory to which this Co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-82

For each cinema, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying the percentage corresponding to the market share of this cinema to the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-79

The introduction of the fee mentioned in article L. 2333-76 entails the abolition of the household waste removal tax and the fee provided for in article L. 2333-77.This abolition takes effect:- from 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R541-1

This Book, in the version in force at the time of publication of Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Articles R. 511-2 and R. 512-9 are applicable in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-14

The authorisation to move embryos referred to in Article L. 2141-9 is issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine to a medical biology establishment, body or laboratory authorised t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

…anufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated advertising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-12

…bligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017, payment service providers providing the payment initiation service, on the one hand, and payme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-37

…e the electronic money holder is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, Articles L. 133-30 to L. 133-36 may be waived contractually.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-31

Nomination papers that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-28 to L. 1441-30 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the administrative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

…o contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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