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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 51…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L774-10

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 515-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 515-1-1 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 51…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-5

…r presidents of a regional chamber of commerce and industry and a chamber of commerce and industry; 4° For an interconsular grouping, from among the members of the chambers participating in the groupi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…akes into account compliance with the benchmarks mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 162-30-3 of the Social Security Code and, where applicable, the results of the programme mentioned in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% in respect of:a. Services relating to:The supply of accommodation in accommodation establishments; this rate applies to furnished rentals under the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-50

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang submits the draft regional plan for an opinion, by any means which confers a date of receipt, to each regional health agency concerned and to the Mi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-5

…see of the letter enabling the proportion provided for in each of the cases mentioned in Article D. 2411-3 to be reached. Subject to the time limits set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 2411-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of works

Article D332-5

…ional co-productions, payments made in execution of production association contracts may not exceed 50% of the participation provided by companies that are nationals of a Member State of the European…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-5

Posting takes place in the places and for the duration indicated by the decision; it may not exceed two months.If the posters affixed are removed, concealed or defaced, they are posted again.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation.

Article R310-5

The maximum duration of liquidation sales set at two months by Article L. 310-1 is reduced to fifteen days in the event of seasonal suspension of the declarant's activity.

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