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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…ls and compound feedingstuffs, with the exception of feedingstuffs listed in paragraph 2 of Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…672 of 26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 la…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tax credits

Article L331-5

Each year, before 30 September, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits to Parliament and the Government a report evaluating the tax credits mentioned in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-3

…his right of repossession under the conditions provided for inarticle 19 of law no. 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relationship between landlords…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-12

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 138.50% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 130.51%…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-10

…ts and under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article 22 of order no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des Experts Comptables and regulating the title and profession…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B

…lots concerned and the year in which they were planted. This declaration must be submitted before 1 September 1991 for exemptions applicable from 1 January 1991. Deliberations by local authorities and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-2

…ined the diploma of pharmacist before 31 July 1950, provided that they were duly enrolled before 11 September 1941 at the dental school or midwifery school, in the pharmacy training course or with a v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20

…has been affixed in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

…to in a) of this 4° ; c) Owners or holders of a "bon de caisse", within the meaning of Article L. 223-1, or of any instrument, right or claim issued on the basis of the law of another Member State of…

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