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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 411-2

…short cinematographic and audiovisual works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 611-2

…ing of cinematographic and audiovisual works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-2

…works representative of world cinematography is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales description

Article R412-11

The name, 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 foods…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15

Veterinarians established in another Member State of the European Union performing professional acts on an occasional basis, after having declared themselves as service providers, are subject to the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article R532-8-2

…t de résolution its application together with a file containing the information provided for in the European Commission's delegated regulation adopted pursuant to Article 12(8) of Directive 2014/65/EU…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-32

…at unit pack level meets the conditions set out in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article A422-2

…sentative appointed by the Caisse de prévoyance sociale. II.The members of the Conférence des financeurs du sport other than those mentioned in a to e of 1° are appointed for a period of five years, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-1

…ives of blood donor associations appointed on the recommendation of the Fédération française de donneurs de sang bénévoles;d) One representative of the Fédération hospitalière de France ;e) One repres…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 655

If personal service proves impossible, the document may be delivered either at the addressee's domicile or, in the absence of a known domicile, at the addressee's residence.The judicial officer must r…

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