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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Recording of sums calculated on the basis of availability to the public on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-20

The sums referred to in article 721-16 are entered in the automatic account for promotion abroad during the first half of each year.For each year, these sums are entered in the automatic account for p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 269

1 The chargeable event for the tax occurs:a) At the time when the supply, the intra-Community acquisition of goods or the provision of services is carried out;a bis) For supplies other than those refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-3

When objects that are the medium of computer data have been placed under seal, the public prosecutor or the judicial police officer or, under the latter's supervision, the judicial police officer or t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recording of sums calculated on the basis of theatrical screenings and festival selections

Article 721-19

…sums referred to in articles 721-13 and 721-18 are entered in the automatic account for promotion abroad on a provisional basis during the first half of each year and on a definitive basis during the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 D

I. - The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to land-based electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy and electricity production facilities using hydrauli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 ter

…r a trust agreement who carry out an activity under the conditions set out in articles 1447 et 1447 bis and whose turnover exceeds €152,500 are subject to the business value added contribution.II. - 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763

I. - A fine equal to 5% of the sums omitted shall be imposed where the following documents are not produced or are inaccurate or incomplete:a. Table of provisions provided for pursuant to the provisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 A ter

I. - 1. The benefits defined in I of Article 80 bis and in I of Article 80 quaterdecies from a French source, give rise to the application of a withholding tax on the sale of the corresponding securit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-35-1

I. - As from 1st January 2001, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 2332-2, before its budget is voted, the newly-created public establishment of intercommunal cooperation subject to the provi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 223 sexies

I. - 1 A contribution on the reference tax income of the tax household, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, without taking into account the capital gains referred to in I of article 150-0 B ter, r…

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