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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

The approval granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in application of article R. 212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that the constitution and operation of the decision-making and governing bodies of the persons referred to in 1° to 3°, 5° and 9° to 1…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-20

Holiday subsidies granted by any joint body managing one or more social activities, the creation and operating principles of which are provided for by a collective branch or territorial agreement conc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-20

Sales are made exclusively in cash and in euros. Judicial auctioneers, or other public or ministerial officers entrusted with sales under the conditions set out in article D. 514-17, are liable to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-20

I.-Pursuant to 1° of Article L. 444-5, practising professionals on 1 January of the calendar year shall provide the Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the purposes of statistical verification,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article R1245-20

Manufacturers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices may import or export tissues, their derivatives and cells from the human body, whatever their level of processing, when these products are intended…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater

…incurred for the contribution to the energy transition of the dwelling they own and which they allocate to their main residence.On condition that the dwelling has been completed for more than two yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-20

When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency withdraws, or does not renew, a healthcare activity authorisation granted to a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire set up as a private health es…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-20

By virtue of the derogation provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-63, savings and provident institutions are not required to apply for secondary registration with the Trade and Compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-1

…tence by means of an agreement: 1° Advice and expertise for other holders of authorisations for medical and rehabilitation care; 2° The care of patients from other establishments authorised to provide…

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