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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-45

…ays of the same film week, to any work or document ;3° Or, for a number of screenings not exceeding 30 and for an unlimited duration, to any work or document. This number is increased to 100 for works…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-31

…ed. The transfer is then made to the company, notwithstanding the sixth paragraph of Article L. 228-30, at the price set by the Extraordinary General Meeting referred to in the first paragraph of this…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-33

…2 of the Penal Code, for the offences punishable by the provisions of articles L. 341-29 and L. 341-30 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the penalties provided for in 2° to 9° of article 131-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XVII bis: Exceptional corporation tax contribution

Article 235 ter ZAA

…e rates mentioned in Article 219, for financial years ending on or after 31 December 2011 and until 30 December 2016.This contribution is equal to 10.7% of the corporation tax due, determined before o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: House arrest where removal is deferred

Article L731-3

…cution of a judicial deportation order issued in application of the second paragraph of article 131-30 of the penal code;8° The foreign national must be deported in execution of an administrative depo…

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

Article L532-34

I. - After receiving the application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 532-30, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall examine whether the AIFM's designation of France as the reference Mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5

…reserved for the holder of the mandate who has delegation hours over the year representing at least 30% of the working hours set out in his or her employment contract or, failing that, the working hou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-43

…d by :- 20% for the number of minutes produced greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 5,000;- 30% for the number of minutes produced greater than 5,000 and less than or equal to 7,500;- 40% for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the allocation of investment allowances

Article 911-1

…t liquidity needs arising directly from the consequences of the covid-19 epidemic, up to a limit of 30% of the sums held in the automatic account of the holder concerned.Investment of the sums is subj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-3

…and the transfer of the shares or proportional to the salaries. The sums distributed may not exceed 30% of the annual amount of the ceiling mentioned in article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. T…

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