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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-5

The conditions set out in Chapters II, IV and V of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 are applicable to the provision of the services mentioned in Article L. 547-4, provided that the project…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…ticle when they can demonstrate a reduction in turnover of at least 10% for the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 December 2020, compared with the period from 1 March 2019 to 31 December 2019. Where a te…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-29

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R*594-1

…provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-15-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Orde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-1

…e next general renewal of municipal councils following the promulgation of the Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 of municipal councils with a population less than or equal to 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

…o changes of category of the built properties mentioned in I of Article 146 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and for changes in the method of determining the rental value p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…pers and filters sold, distributed or offered separately. III. - 1° of I comes into force on 20 May 2020 for tobacco products containing a clearly identifiable flavour whose sales volume represents, w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-117

…s account, a quantified statement of receivables and debts, and the final annual accounts for 2019, 2020 and 2021;2° A statement of the aid from which the company has benefited as part of the support…

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