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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-3

…be eligible for support for authorship, authors must provide proof of:1° Writing or directing a work that has been supported by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° Artistic experien…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1788 A

…€1,500 if the statement is not filed within thirty days of a formal notice;b. Failure to present or keep the registers, the duplicate invoices or documents in lieu thereof and the various supporting d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-2

…in Article R. 1112-1-1 ; b) The reasons for hospitalisation ; c) The search for antecedents and risk factors; d) The conclusions of the initial clinical assessment; e) The type of care planned and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-6

…the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or his/her representative; k) Three representatives of the regional health agencies, including one doctor; l) Two representativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 or any equivalent document required for admission to foreign regulated markets mentions this privilege.Ia -To finance the activities mentioned in I, sociétés de crédit foncie…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties.

Article 459

…ual to at least the amount and at most twice the sum involved in the offence or attempted offence.1 bis. The same penalties shall apply to any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene the meas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 J

I. - Natural persons constituting or benefiting from a trust defined in Article 792-0 bis are subject to a levy set at the highest rate mentioned in 1 of Article 977.II. - Where their administrator is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 H

…body with its own tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…and industry and for the costs of chambers of trade and craft trades and the flat-rate tax on network companies due by companies in respect of 2010 is greater than the sum of the business tax contribu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R310

…of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast)" are replaced by the w…

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