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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019;d) No later than 14 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-9

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article 3-1 of decree no. 53-960 of 30 September 1953 (1), as amended and supplemented by law no. 65-356 of 12 May 1965, do not apply to property l…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-1

…due to the commercial representation of cinematographic works in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020, are set out in articles 914-2 and 914-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D775-31

…rsion resulting from the decreeD. 548-1No. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 548-3-1no. 2022-1230 of 14 September 2022

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-19

…nd work-linked training by the social welfare fund mentioned inarticle 3 of order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977, as amended, extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Dispensing to minors of medicinal products indicated in emergency contraception and not subject to compulsory medical prescription.

Article D5134-4

…ioned in article D. 5134-1 dispensed to minors and invoiced to the health insurance funds between 1 September of the previous year and 31 August of the current year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales description

Article R412-11

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers, of any foodstuff prese…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R718-7

Collective certification marks registered before the entry into force of decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 remain governed by the provisions of articles R. 715-1 and R. 715-2 in their wording pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…ed byArticle D. 411-1-3 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 411-19-2 Decree no. 2020-225 of 6 March 2020 Articles D. 412-7 to D. 412-13 Decree no. 2014-731 of 27 June 20142° The provisio…

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