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

Article 916-40

Aid is awarded and its amount is determined, up to a limit of €800,000 per company or organisation, taking into consideration:1° The following general criteria:a) The project's suitability for the obj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 755

Assets held in an account held abroad, within the meaning of the second paragraph of article 1649 A, or in a capitalisation contract or an investment of the same nature subscribed abroad, within the m…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to declare goods in detail, customs representatives.

Article 86

The conditions under which a customs representative may provide his services pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and holders of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or a party to the European Economic Area

Article R4111-16-2

Applicants for authorisation to practise under the provisions of Ia of article L. 4111-2 must provide proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language when submitting the application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 146 quater

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the deve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-13

The emoluments of the clerks of the commercial courts are set pursuant to Title IV bis of Book IV of this Code. No fees are payable by the natural persons mentioned in article L. 613-7 of the Social S…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

To finance the mission mentioned in Article L. 7345-1, the proceeds of the tax provided for inArticle 300 bis of the General Tax Code are allocated to the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authori…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 B

I. - Give rise to the application of a withholding tax when they are paid by a debtor who carries on an activity in France to persons or companies, subject to income tax or corporation tax, who do not…

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

Article 1383 J

I.-Buildings located in the priority development zones defined in II of Article 44 septdecies are exempt from property tax on built properties.The exemption applies to buildings attached to an establi…

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

Article R561-10

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of prepar…

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