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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…and Thionville.When a declaration transmitted via the computer service mentioned in Article R. 123-30-14 is referred to the court clerk, the clerk exchanges information with the latter under the cond…

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

Article 321-20

…national co-production: 1° The project must be financed by a French participation equal to at least 30% of its final cost; 2° The pre-production expenses mentioned in article 321-19 corresponding to o…

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

Article 321-28

…production, this work must : 1° Be financed by a French participation at least equal to 30% of its final cost; 2° Be the subject, for at least 50% of the French participation, o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…ame table: Applicable Provisions As amended by D. 712-29 Decree no. 2015-671 of 15 June 2015 D. 712-30 Decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 669

…p. of the bare ownershipLess than :21 years of age90 %10 %31 years of age80 %20 %41 years of age70 %30 %51 years old60%40%61 years old50%50%71 years of age40 %60 %81 years of age30 %70 %91 years of ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-20

…d in the annex to the letter of notification provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 464-30, and to the Minister for the Economy. Under the same sanction, a copy of the summons is filed in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-13

…ch Guiana and Mayotte;b) €45 million in Saint-Martin;c) €37.5 million in Guadeloupe and Réunion;d) €30 million in Martinique;e) €11.25 million in the communes listed in Annex 1 to the decree mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-29

…ts. The special accounts of each judicial administrator and each judicial representative, closed on 30 June and 31 December, are audited by a statutory auditor. The judicial representative shall notif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…e income tax" are replaced by the words: "corporate income tax". VI. - Articles R. 2221-24, R. 2221-30 and R. 2221-96 are applicable in their wording prior to decree no. 2019-1472 of 26 December 2019…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…application, together with the information and documents requested, must be submitted no later than 30 June of the calendar year preceding the year for which approval is sought.II-Any application for…

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