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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-46

Each of the points awarded is weighted according to the following coefficients:I. - Weighting for duration:1° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1 for a work lasting less than 20 m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tariffs and settlement

Article 777

Free transfer duties are set at the rates shown in the tables below, for the net share accruing to each entitled party: Table I Tariff of duties applicable in direct line : FRACTION OF NET TAXABLE SHA…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-1

For the application of Article R. 134-2, notwithstanding Article 142-3 of Regulation No. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting framework for insu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-48

Each year, self-employed workers, including those with no employees, devote to financing the actions defined in article L. 6313-1 of this code: 1° A contribution which may not be less than 0.25% of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-7

For municipalities and their public administrative establishments that have opted to vote their budget by function, the budget items correspond:a) Investment section:- for operations that can be broke…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-7

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall identify the beneficial owner of the business relationship in accordance with the procedures defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-4

…h, pursuant to article L. 3334-14, the rights built up under the collective retirement savings plan for the benefit of employees may, at their request, exceptionally be liquidated before retirement ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-5

For the application of article L. 3335-4 : 1° The financial potential and population taken into account are those calculated for the year of allocation. The average per capita financial potential of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax intended to finance sickness, invalidity and maternity insurance benefits under the social protection scheme for non-salaried farmers

Article 1613 quater

I.-It is instituted a contribution on beverages other than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

1. Net profit is established after deduction of all expenses, which include, subject to the provisions of 5, in particular:1° Overheads of all kinds, staff and labour expenses, rent on buildings lease…

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