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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-16

Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional na…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-17

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to Article L. 3661-15 are as follows:I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account :1° Tables summarising the status of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-17

…hts or obligations of other persons who were parties before the Competition Authority, such persons may intervene in the proceedings before the Court of Appeal. Voluntary intervention is made, on pain…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-122

…ties available to it to ensure the normal repayment of the aid have been implemented, the repayment may, without prejudice to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-21

…medical biology laboratories authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 may store gametes for donation. If the laboratory, under whose responsibility consent was obt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Advisory committee on the management of the Paris fire brigade reporting to the Prefect of Police

Article D2512-21

…documents relating to the construction and renovation of rescue centres.The consultative commission may issue any wishes and opinions relating to the management of the Paris fire brigade.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

…ic work is produced by at least one production company that meets the conditions set out in article 211-3; 2° "Authors" sub-group: a) A maximum of 23 points are allocated to the "Authors" sub-group, d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…provided for the business property tax, the business property tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, for the amount issued for the benefit of the local authority syndicates is subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-31

The provisions of this section shall also apply to contracts concluded between a professional and a non-professional.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Examination of the appeal

Article R212-7-31

…ation for authorisation if he is not the applicant.The four-month period provided for in article L. 212-10-3 runs from the date of receipt of the appeal.The Prefect is notified of the Commission's dec…

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