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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

…unsold copies, this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. The publishing contract determines the rate and basis of the provision or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall put in place an organisation and internal procedures for the implementation of the measures for freezing assets and prohibiting the making availabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-41-1

…fessional licence have already been enforced for at least ten years;3° Any fine imposed in addition to the prohibition from practising or the withdrawal of the professional licence has been paid in fu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-4

…les for preparing candidates for the technical examination are laid down, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by joint instruction from the Directorate General of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-1

…y non-life insurance, entitled "Transactions resulting from the extinction of the financing of statutory annuity increases". For this auxiliary accounting, the following is established a) A section in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-43-1

The subsidies provided for in article L. 2251-5 are subject to a written request from the head of the company to which the existing establishment whose purpose is the retail sale of new books belongs.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article D4221-13-4

Practice licences are published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Conditions specific to the "paediatrics" modality

Article D6124-177-46

The authorisation holder offers each patient, depending on his or her clinical condition, treatment in at least three of the following therapeutic practices: massage and physiotherapy; -ergotherapy; -…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-4

In the report referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 621-18-3, the AMF shall report on the application of Articles L. 544-3 to L. 544-6 and may approve any recommendat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-43-1

…the date of the transaction concerned;4° Any legal person or entity, other than the person referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 621-18-2, formed under French or foreign law, and :a) Is man…

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