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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-10

…g to the frequency of their value added tax return. These monthly or quarterly instalments are at least equal, respectively, to one twelfth or one quarter of the amount of tax due for the previous cal…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

…rity, the personal data and information mentioned in 2° of the appendix to Decree no. 2010-236 of 5 March 2010 within eight days of the transmission by the authorised and sworn agents mentioned in I o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Expropriation and easements in the public interest

Article 1045

…ads;2° To all deeds and contracts relating to land acquired for the public highway by simple road measure, under the conditions provided for by the decree of 26 March 1852 relating to the streets of P…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article L614-2

…nt service providers and investment firms, with the exception of texts relating to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) or falling within its remit.Draft decrees or orders, other than individual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-2

…y Code" are replaced by the words: "in the first paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte", the words: "in the second paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

…he content of the reports on internal control provided for in Articles R. 561-38-6 and R. 561-38-7, as well as the deadline and procedures for forwarding them to the supervisory authority, are specifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…15-15-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree No. 2019-258 of 29 March 2019.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-21

…under one or more certifying ministers, according to a perimeter which allows an analysis of diplomas and qualifications with a professional purpose which is coherent in terms of professional activit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

The rate of the fee referred to in Article L. 6154-3 is set as follows: 1° Consultations: 16% for university hospital centres, 15% for hospital centres ; 2° Procedures other than imaging, radiotherapy…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article L224-1

…ovisions of this section apply to contracts taken out by a consumer with an electricity or natural gas supplier, as well as to contracts taken out by a non-professional for electrical power equal to o…

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