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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 512-47, R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-45

Information transmitted by the departments and units referred to in article 695-9-31 may be used by the receiving department as evidence, unless otherwise stated at the time of transmission.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-19

…s relating to the procedure for registering judicial administrators provided for in articles R. 811-31 to R. 811-35, with the exception of the eighth and tenth paragraphs of Article R. 811-31 and with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-25

During the term of office, in the event of vacancies, additional appointments may be made under the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-26 to L. 1441-31.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-23

Production companies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, production companies will lose their right to invest them.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Exceptional entry of sums on the automatic account

Article 919-61

Distribution companies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, the distribution companies will lose their right to invest them.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…rial water, in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 as amended, may, upon completion of these buildings, take exceptional depreciation equal to 50% of their cost pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…ncome during the year of distribution pursuant to article 59 of the finance law for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) and the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 for 200…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…DING RESULTING FROM D. 1161-1 Decree no. 2010-906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no. 2020-1832 of 31 December 2020R. 1161-8 Decree no. 2012…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-2

I.-For the application of article L. 3115-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° The following sentence is inserted after the first sentence of the third paragraph: "In New Caledonia and French P…

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