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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 212-18 relating to the declaration of the relocation of film screenings, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…yers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as those provid…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-1

…roup, the procedures for organising the additional selection tests referred to in article R. 212-10-18, their content and the selection criteria used to decide between the candidates referred to in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…of Article L. 5121-1 relating to gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations;18° The conditions under which the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…aw is replaced by the reference to French law;11° In II of Article L. 532-50, the reference: L. 420-18 is replaced by the reference: L. 420-17 .

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…t 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1523-4 law no. 2005-809 of 20 July…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis

…by sums paid by the company to retirement savings plans which are exempt pursuant to a and a bis of 18° of article 81 ;2° For provident insurance and for the additional cover provided for in 4° of art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 A

…any has transferred the long-term capital gains previously subject to the reduced rate of 10%, 15%, 18%, 19% or 25% as well as the reserve to which the provisions for price fluctuations have been tran…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-28

…rners of the ring are protected by the usual protections. 2. The athletes Athletes must be at least 18 years old on the date of the bout. The athletes must be of an equivalent technical and sporting l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-1

…he Minister responsible for the economy. Where consolidation is required in accordance with Article 18(3) or (6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June…

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