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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

…fall within the remit of the Human Rights Defender in application of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 relating to the Human Rights Defender are forwarded to the latter. Referral to the Défens…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

…ges to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been accredited. II - Before 31st March each year, the centre provides the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the Nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

…oned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

…pril 2001 relating to the Mutual Code and transposing Council Directives 92/49/EEC and 92/96/EEC of 18 June and 10 November 1992, for their collective operations referred to in article L. 222-1 of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

…ic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried children under the age of twenty-one living under their roof; 2° Foreigners staying in Franc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 2121-7 the loi n° 2015-366 du 31 mars 2015 L. 2121-8 and L. 2121-9 the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 L. 2121-10 law no. 2015-991 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater M

…n (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty, the amount of the tax credit is equal t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…loitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1 à 225-12-3,225-12-5 to 22…

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