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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgments

Article D123-2

…nt: company name and registered office for a legal entity, surname and address for a natural person;2° The reference to each of the cinematographic or audiovisual works or projects mentioned in the de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 S

The tax credit defined in article 220 quindecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-21

…hall pay particular attention to all cases where the circumstances referred to in I of Article L. 352-3, are likely to arise at group level and in particular in cases where: a) A specific risk existin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-21

I. - General partnerships all of whose partners with unlimited liability are limited liability companies or joint stock companies are required to file at the court registry, for annexation to the regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-25

The authorised body shall render the accounts provided for in Article D. 1611-22 at least once a year. This presentation must be made within a timeframe that allows the principal's public accountant t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article R5132-29

…following information: 1° The human and material resources allocated to carrying out these actions; 2° The characteristics of the people hired and their employment contracts and, where applicable, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-2

…perations covered by this chapter, one or more insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-2 of this Code may enter into a co-insurance contract with mutual insurers and associations referred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within the European Union and abroad

Article L6325-25

…ion of the contract in France must be six months.During the period of mobility abroad, article L. 6325-13 does not apply.II - During the period of mobility within or outside the European Union, the ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-26

…paragraph of this article does not apply to nurses who come under the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-2

…ce cover, provided that this contract was taken out before the entry into force of deliberation no. 2020/CA/11 of 29 May 2020 or that the work concerned is produced as part of a co-production mentione…

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