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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-41

…services provided by service providers specialising in the preparation and production of animation; 4° Technical and other non-lump sum expenditure directly linked to filming and post-production. For…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…lender; 2° The credit intermediary, where applicable; 3° The main characteristics of the loan;> and 4° The interest rate and other charges; 5° The number and frequency of each instalment; 6° The amoun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…article L. 2333-87; 3° Le produit des péages communaux, des droits de pesage, mesurage et jaugeage; 4° Le produit de la redevance d'usage des abattoirs publics prévue par l'article L. 2333-1; 5° Le pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…icultural purpose, their unions and land associations;3° Agricultural collective interest companies;4° Professional agricultural unions, livestock companies, agricultural associations recognised by la…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-4

…nverted into euros where applicable, the start date of the secondment and its foreseeable end date; 4° Where applicable, the address of the successive collective accommodation(s) of the employees; 5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…of the marketing authorisation;3° The designation of the manufacturing, testing and packaging sites;4° An undertaking by the applicant to comply with all the conditions to which the marketing authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…y are subject either to a real taxation system or to one of the systems defined in Articles 50-0 , 64 bis and 102 ter;The conditions provided for in 1° and 2° are assessed at the close of each financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

…r of their choice providing the account information service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1.II. - When providing the account information service, the payment service provider :1° obtains t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…ible for the account, within the meaning of articles L. 6323-6, L. 6323-21, L. 6323-31 and L. 6323-34. The holder contributes to the funding of eligible training under the conditions set out in articl…

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