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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…ompulsory for dishes containing one or more pieces of beef within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

…the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…ssionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-1

…R. 634-17 of the Education Code respectively for the study of medicine and odontology and…

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

Article L124-9

Decisions of the Members' Meeting or the General Meeting are taken by a majority of the votes held by the members present or represented. However, a two-thirds majority of the votes of the members pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-9

Projects for property transactions referred to in article L. 1311-10 must be preceded, prior to any amicable agreement, by a request for an opinion from the competent State authority when they are pur…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Share of global contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2171-23

…directly or indirectly, to small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen, pursuant to Article L. 2171-8, is set at 10% of the estimated value of the contract, except where the economic structure of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-9

The list of plant species whose new varieties which are the subject of certificate applications may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Leasing transactions with lessors other than SICOMIs

Article 239 sexies B

The provisions of the first paragraph of I and those of paragraph II of Article 239 sexies are applicable to lessees who acquire buildings leased to them by companies or bodies other than real estate…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-37

In application of 4° of article R. 212-10-13, the application for enrolment is sent by the training body to the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion no later than the day on which th…

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