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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

…ections of these promotional materials must be in foreign or bilingual French and foreign versions; 8° Purchase of advertising space in the specialist trade press; 9° Registration of works on viewing…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-5

…of supplies; 7° Civil technical specifications defined by companies and widely recognised by them; 8° National "defence standards" and specifications relating to military equipment which are similar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-9

The investigation phase and the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 716-8 may be suspended: 1° Where the application for a declaration of invalidity is based in whole or in part on a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…graphs 1 and 3 of Article 21, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 24 and Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003, as amended, on genetica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V quinquies : Duties levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1635 bis AF

…of registration or modification of registration of a medicinal product mentioned in Article L. 5121-8 of the Public Health Code on the list of reimbursable pharmaceutical specialities mentioned in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

…sioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits mentioned in Articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security Code are replaced by references to sickness and maternity bene…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

…of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to the benefits mentioned in Articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security Code are replaced by the reference to sickness and maternity b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-22

…d assets under the conditions laid down by decree ; 7° Available income from the operating section; 8° Proceeds from borrowings; 9° Proceeds from assistance funds; 10° Proceeds from disposals of finan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-1

…contrary to the provisions of this Title.For the application of the provisions of articles L. 2121-8, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-19 and L. 2121-22 and L2121-27-1,these establishments are subject to the rules…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-3

…is of a report indicating the diligence accomplished, under the conditions defined in article R. 53-8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The amount of these allowances is set by joint order of the Kee…

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