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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HG

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must make their investments in the form of:a. Subscriptions to the capital of companies that are subject to corporation tax under ordinary law and whose sol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HL

In the event that the company is dissolved or its capital is reduced, the Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Budget may order the tax reduction provided for in article 199 unvicies the year in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HX

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HW may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various provisions of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

I. - The sale, distribution or free offer of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco is prohibited: 1° flavoured with a clearly identifiable odour or taste before or during consumption, other than that o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Sales or provision of services with premiums

Article L121-19

Any sale or offer to sell products or goods or any provision or offer to provide services made to consumers entitling them, free of charge, immediately or in the future, to a premium consisting of pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: List of essential oils.

Article D4211-13

The list of essential oils mentioned in 6° of article L. 4211-1 is set as follows: Essential oils of : - grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) ; - petite wormwood (Artemisia pontica L.) ; - common…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-11

The medicinal plants or parts of plants included in the pharmacopoeia which appear in the following list may, in the form specified in the list, be sold by persons other than pharmacists: FRENCH NAMES…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

Where the use of medicinal plants listed in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food suppleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quantitative targets for healthcare provision

Article D6121-10

The objectives are quantified either by a minimum and a maximum, or by an increase or decrease over the period of implementation of the plan, possibly accompanied by deadlines over all or part of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quantitative targets for healthcare provision

Article D6121-7

The quantitative targets for healthcare provision mentioned in Article D. 6121-6 are expressed for healthcare activities:1° By zones defined in 2° of the I of article L. 1434-3:-number of establishmen…

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