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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies E

…tiable debt or capitalisation securities or contracts, issued or entered into on or after 1 January 1993, the difference between the sums or values receivable, whatever their nature, with the exceptio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-2

…al, whether owned or enjoyed ; 3° Deferred credit transactions, governed by the loi n° 52-332 du 24 mars 1952 relative aux entreprises de crédit différé lorsqu'elles ne sont pas associées à un crédit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D775-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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

Article R784-8

…7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-41n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-42n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1 and 223-9 for the distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

…mount entered in the automatic account for any one delegated production company may not :1° Exceed €100,000 ;2° Have the effect of increasing the cumulative amount of sums entered in the automatic acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…45-1, L. 227-2, L. 227-2-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13, L. 22-10-7 and L. 22-10-24;Articles L. 223-27, L. 227-10 and L. 227-19 are applicable in their wording res…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-2

…otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 510-1R. 511-1 and R. 512-1In Title IIR. 520-1R. 521-1 to R. 521-6R. 521-8 to R. 521-10R. 521-14 to R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

Half the amount of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average numbe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-2

…no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2019-740 du 17 juillet 2019 L. 341-5 to L. 341-2…

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