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Showing 26312640 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, specific obligations shall be laid down by regulation for the import, manufacture, acquisition,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe D

…fication of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, the am…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-35

…le, regardless of the medium, means of distribution or consultation. Audiovisual communication services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Powers of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal

Article 35

…is applied throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal and that the public prosecutor's offices within its jurisdiction operate smoothly. He leads and coordinates the action of the public pros…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 ter

A tax is introduced for the benefit of the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion, payable by public air transport companies. It is added to the price charged to passeng…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…tential buyers, by any appropriate means, of its intention to sell the business;2° Immediately produce a document presenting the business to potential buyers;3° Where applicable, initiate the environm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Entering sums in the automatic cinema production account

Article 211-36

…ing ofarticle L. 233-1 of the French Commercial Code, of a publisher of terrestrial television services other than cinema services;b) Subsidiaries, within the meaning of the same article, of a company…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-49

…oduction aid and production aid for genre films; 2° For the admission of cinematographic works produced as part of international co-productions to the benefit of intergovernmental co-production agreem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242 quater

…onsibility, their request for exemption from the levies provided for in the same I at the latest on 30 November of the year preceding that of the payment of the income mentioned in the said I, by prod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-5

…habitants represent, in respect of one year, more than 1% of the parturients or more than 1% of the deceased in a public health establishment comprising a maternity unit and situated on the territory…

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