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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-23

…du cinéma et de l'image animée under the same conditions as those relating to 4° of article L. 212-23. These programming commitments are monitored for a period of five years following the date of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…article 1594-0 G has been subscribed, or in the subscription of shares or units in companies whose main purpose is to contribute directly or indirectly to the construction of buildings under conditio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-23

…e actual existence of the runway or facilities predates the entry into force of Law no. 2005-157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural areas;-where the establishment of the easement is the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions

Article L5842-23

Article L. 5214-23 is applicable in French Polynesia, subject to the following provisions: 1° In 1°, the words: "mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…ce policies available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica established by loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse et les départements de la Corse-du-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…e auditor of any company controlling the société de crédit foncier within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, or the auditor of a company controlled directly or indirectly by a com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIII: Tax regime for non-trading companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale

Article 239 ter

…re not applicable to non-trading companies created after the entry into force of law no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964 and whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale, provided th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV : Taxation of economic interest groupings and their members

Article 239 quater

…est groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-23 of the French Commercial Code do not fall within the scope of 1 of article 206, but each of their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…State of the European Union recognised and enforceable in France pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of prot…

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