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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

…f the following expenditure corresponding to operations or services carried out in France before 31 December 2024:a) Remuneration paid to authors listed in Article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Special arrangements applicable to services supplied by taxable persons not established in the European Union

Article 298 sexdecies F

…article under the conditions determined by decree.The register shall be kept for ten years from 31 December of the year of the transaction.10. The provisions of article 289 A do not apply to taxable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

…icles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…arent undertaking: an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings, or which, in the opinion of the comp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XX: Tax on financial transactions

Article 235 ter ZD

…gistered office is located in France and whose market capitalisation exceeds one billion euros on 1 December of the year preceding that of taxation.Acquisition, within the meaning of the first paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…nciers ; 3° When an issuer, other than a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 214-166-1 of this Code, submits an information document on an issuance programme, an issue, a sale or an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…351-1 of the French Labour Code, by the employee representative body referred to in article L. 2352-16 of the same code or, failing that, by the European Company Committee mentioned in Article L. 2353…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…on payable by the employer, which may not be less than the last six months' salary. Article L. 1235-16 does not apply. In the event of annulment of a validation decision referred to in article L. 1233…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

…ating to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other me…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…s by the Autorité de Contrôle ;2. The reserve for the guarantee fund provided for in article R. 423-16, up to the amount of the contribution paid by the company and not used by the fund;3. The reserve…

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