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Showing 47214730 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

…ts is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 308

…sion, stating the number, nature and capacity of his apparatus or portions of apparatus. The appliances are, where applicable, hallmarked. The appliances must remain sealed during periods when they ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-193

I. - The last paragraph of I of article R. 214-32-29 does not apply to general-purpose professional funds.II. - By way of derogation from article R. 214-32-41, the overall risk of a general-purpose pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article R2334-26

The order awarding the grant must mention: a) The designation and characteristics of the operation, the nature and estimated amount excluding tax of the subsidisable expenditure; b) The estimated time…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34-1

…ed for in Article L. 561-30-1 is sent to the Public Prosecutor under the conditions set out in I. Except in emergencies, it shall be accompanied by the opinion given to the Director of the Department…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34

…rector. They are assisted by a legal adviser and his deputy, both of whom are seconded judicial officers. The Director has the rank of Director of Central Administration. The department is made up of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-87

…rms to the member who persists in his intention to transfer his shares, a draft transfer in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-28

I.-For the medical devices mentioned in article R. 5212-26, the operator is required :1° Keep a regularly updated inventory of the devices it operates, mentioning for each of them the common and comme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

…ted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the provisions of Book II, Title III, Chapter I. They are governed by the provisions of this…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…ded, in addition, for a period of thirty years when the author, composer or artist has died for France, as shown by the death certificate. In the event that the death certificate must neither be drawn…

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