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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-9

Compliance with the specifications by operators is monitored by conformity assessment bodies, which may be either inspection bodies or certification bodies, which benefit from accreditation issued by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-2

A company may only grant a loan as referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 if the following four conditions are met: 1° On the closing date of each of the two financial years preceding the date on which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-30

…Union the units or shares of AIFs it manages must first obtain authorisation from the Autorité des marchés financiers when its Member State of reference is France.An AIF established in a third countr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-79

…ted in the form of a direct allocation to help offset the fixed costs incurred by operators of cinemas who :1° Are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas;2° Are eligi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-10

In specific cases of Community interest, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail or the applicant shall refer the matter…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1111-5

…and supplies, it is a service contract if the value of the latter exceeds that of the supplies purchased.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-48

The General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers set out the conditions for the issue, subscription, transfer and redemption of units or shares issued by property investment funds.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval of data communication service providers

Article R549-2

If the Autorité des marchés financiers does not respond within the time limit referred to inArticle L. 549-4, the application is deemed to have been rejected.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article R742-3

…o R. 212-3 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article R743-3

…212-3 are applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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