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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…ich the services are subject under the provisions of Chapters I to III of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services;5° Be up to date with payment of the tax on physic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

…ce with Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark and which enjoy protection in territories where plant var…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

…ication, under the conditions provided for in the 8 of the I of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, to any person mentioned in 2 of I of the same artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

…nal aid for specialist and independent press distributors, in the version in force on 29 December 2013, are exempt from business property tax.II. - To benefit from the exemption provided for in I, an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

…exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…ion of their amount. This request specifies the presumed amount of tax. It may not be made after 30 June and is taken into account in the month following that in which it is made.The balance of the ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…to drawing up territorial development contracts provided for in article 21 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relating to Greater Paris.The president of the territorial council is elected from among i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-5

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L753-5

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L754-3

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 313-1 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 313-2 Order no. 2014-947 of 20 August 2014 L. 313-3…

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