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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-18

…t with an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the transmission of information on the number of acts of downloading,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

In the absence of an agreement reached before 30 June 1986, or if no agreement has been reached on the expiry of the previous agreement, the scale of remuneration and the terms of payment of the remun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 43 bis

…d ordinance. However, the provisions of this article will cease to apply to shares subscribed after 30 June 1964 or paid up after 31 December 1965. In addition, the subscription of shares in sociétés…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-7

…ater than 1,000 euros, the fund will award, within the same timeframe, a provision corresponding to 30% of the amount of said damages and sums, up to a maximum of 3,000 euros. However, the amount of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-1

…L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 and which forms the basis for the allocation of revenue between the exhibitor of the ci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-7

…ng projects are subject to authorisation:1° The creation of a multiple-screen cinema with more than 300 seats, resulting either from a new building or the conversion of an existing building;2° The ext…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-31

The AIFM referred to in Article L. 532-30 shall comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to portfolio management companies, with the exception of Subsection 2 of Section 5 of C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-48

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the rates are set at :- 317.75% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 162.75% when the am…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-1

…of classes of affected parties, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 626-29 and L. 626-30. The application provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 626-29 may be made by the deb…

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