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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-23

…have not yet been determined, may also be assigned or pledged.The slip must include the following information:1. The name "deed of assignment of trade receivables" or "deed of pledge of trade receivab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expressing the wishes of patients refusing treatment and patients at the end of life

Article L1111-11

…ends.A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, defines the conditions for informing patients and the conditions for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8

…pients for pharmaceutical use and substances used in the manufacture of a medicinal product but not forming part of its composition.Blood and its components, whether or not they have been collected wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-4

…ble for the production or distribution to the public of water intended for human consumption in any form whatsoever, whether public networks or internal networks, as well as any private person respons…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-7

…in the last paragraph of I may, in the case of risks relating to the length of human life, take the form of tables approved and regularly updated by order of the Minister for the Economy. IIa - The de…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

…emblematic of France, i.e. two specific and recognisable places that are representative of France, form the main setting for at least one scene each: 3 points; 2° The "Characters" sub-group is awarde…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…to expenditure on the development of audiovisual works of fiction, documentary and animation in the form of series, made by the companies mentioned in a of Article 238 bis HG in whose capital the comp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3361-3

…3-3 only applies if the holders of concession contracts choose to send their invoices in electronic form; 9° Article R. 3133-11 reads as follows: "Art. R. 3133-11 -Parrogation à l'article R. 3133-10,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…only applicable if the holders of concession contracts choose to send their invoices in electronic form; 8° ter Article R. 3133-11 reads as follows:"Art. R. 3133-11. - By way of derogation from artic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

…3-3 only applies if the holders of concession contracts choose to send their invoices in electronic form;9° Article R. 3133-5 reads as follows:"Art. R. 3133-5 -Parrogation à l'article R. 3133-4, le dé…

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