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Showing 14611470 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 30 January 2019

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-46

…for the year 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 F

…sexies to the City of Paris, the reference rate of property tax on built-up properties relating to 2019 is equal to the sum of the municipal rate for 2018 and the departmental rate for the same year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

…ng to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-54. However, in the e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5214-7 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5214-8 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 II. - In the last paragraph of Article L. 5214-8, the words: "of Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

…the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union ;9° Regulation No 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on prudential requiremen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L784-2

…1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-836 of 30 August 2023L. 612-2 with the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…n for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in respect of their activity as at 1 January each year, with the exception of insurance and reinsurance brokers and brokerage companies r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-27

…t and upgrading plan relating to drinking water distribution and sanitation services by 31 December 2019 at the latest.

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