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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies E

…ssets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new as from 9 May 2019 and until 8 May 2021. II.-The deduction is apportioned over the period from 9 May 2019 to 8 May 2021. II - The deduc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-6

…sions to grant aid for the production of genre films that lapse between 1 August 2020 and 31 August 2021, the period referred to in Article 211-129 is extended by one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-31

To obtain the aid, cinema operators must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors.

Article D2573-7

…ROM R. 2122-1 to D. 2122-3 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 D. 2122-4 decree no. 2000-1250 of 18 December 2000 D. 2122-5 to D. 2122-6 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2122-7 decree no. 2021-1…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quinquies

…on of those which they have collected or exchanged pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

…roducts subject to excise duty, within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 on the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC, are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-9

For the calculation in 2021 and 2022 of direct allocations to theatrical screenings of short-lived cinematographic and audiovisual works, the threshold condition of 1,500 admissions set out in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-1

…110-12 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, and subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Article L. 111…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-77

…al Code and capital increases, reductions or amortisations decided under Title V of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 are carried out ipso jure on the date set by the resolution college, without the need for an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

…cist's margin set by regulation is zero; 2° The remuneration and fees mentioned in 6° of article L. 162-16-1 of the Social Security Code, excluding the fixed duty allowance, and to 7°, 7° bis, 13°, 14…

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