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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

…solution shall carry out inspections relating to the provisions of the Consumer Code without prejudice to the powers granted to the agents mentioned in Articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies) authorised to offer financial securities to the public

Article 239 septies

Real estate investment trusts (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) with a purpose in line with that defined in Article L. 214-114 of the Monetary and Financial Code and authorised to make a publ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title III: FINANCIAL AID FOR FILM OPERATIONS

Article 230-1

…1 du code du cinéma et de l'image animée ; 2° Respect the deadline for sending the declaration of receipts provided for in 3° of article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-23

…24-17, with specific information on : - the cost of managing these actions; - the people who have received assistance for three consecutive years; b) A description of the allocation procedures; c) A c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-23

…rticle R. 224-22 do not apply in the following cases:1° When the vehicle is the subject of maintenance or repair services carried out free of charge, or under contractual warranties, or as part of rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-23

…or in Article L. 622-25, the statement of claim contains:1° The elements likely to prove the existence and the amount of the claim if it does not result from a document of title; failing this, an eval…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-23

…period of three years by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency within six months of receipt of the application, on the basis of the documents in the file accompanying the application and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

I.-The beneficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-23

…rogramming groups or agreements mentioned in article L. 212-19 and approved by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ; 2° The commitments made by the operators of cinemat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23

…ions Committee made up of three members, appointed for a term of four years by the Minister of Justice: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, active or honorary, appointed on the proposal of the vice-pre…

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