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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

…by the provisions of Chapter II of Title II or Chapter 2 of Title III of Decree no. 2021-1924 of 30 December 2021 relating to the film and audiovisual contribution of publishers of television services…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

…the completion of formalities relating to:a) Fractional or deferred payment, authorised by article 1717, of capital duty, death duties and transfer duties for valuable consideration payable on acquis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: General provisions

Article 1509

…e of crop and property, in accordance with the rules laid down by the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908.II. - For the purpose of calculating the rental value, nurseries operated on undevelop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

…communal tax on final electricity consumption mentioned in the present article, as it stands on 31 December 2021, collected for the year 2022, increased by 1.5% or by 1% for the syndicates mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

…on the one hand, create a new obligation or substantially modify an existing obligation as from 28 December 2020 and, on the other hand, provide for the exercise of one or more rights to which Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

…o in Article L. 5424-20 ; f) By the social security fund provided for byOrdinance no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996, relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and dea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…itions under which public health establishments manufacturing medicinal products industrially on 31 December 1991 may apply for the authorisation provided for in article L. 5124-3;6° The conditions un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…ion of value-added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Finance Act no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 for 2020.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…the communal tax on electricity provided for in article L. 2333-2, in the version in force on 31st December 2010, is collected by the syndicate on this same date. For other communes, this share may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-9

…ativeness, provided that the organisation: 1° Has made its membership public by any means before 31 December preceding the year of declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 2152-5 ; 2° Pays…

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