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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…25% of sums from private copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 and which could not be distributed either pursuant to internat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

…terms under which the data or correspondence collected pursuant to articles 230-32 to 230-44,706-95-20 and 709-1-3 of this code are, unless technically impossible, centralised and stored by the nation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-43-1

…undertake in-company training situations within the meaning of articles R. 212-10-19 and R. 212-10-20.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27-1

…undertake in-company training situations within the meaning of articles R. 212-10-19 and R. 212-10-20.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 20 points are awarded as follows: 1° A maximum of 3 points will be awarded to the "Setting" sub-group, allocated in turn as follows: a) At least one of t…

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

Article 211

…partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended and whose managers have a majority shareholding, in partnerships limited by s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-2

…nt undertakings of groups subject to supervision on a consolidated basis pursuant to Article L. 613-20-1 shall ensure that the systems, strategies and procedures referred to in the first paragraph tha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the meaning of article L. 211-20 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. Pledged securities are valued in accordance with the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-5

…mmediately forward to the other members of the college of supervisors referred to in Article L. 613-20-2 and to the other members of the college of resolution authorities the decisions it takes pursua…

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