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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-87

…of the other professions provided for in the title IV bis of the aforementioned Act no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 and their profession practised within the company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-14

…2-28 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. This amount is notified to the Prefect before 31 March each year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as possible, b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…vables arising from reinsurance contracts, calculated in accordance with the provisions in force at 31 December 2015.The maximum deductible fraction decreases linearly at the end of each year, from 10…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…dvisor working with insurance companies, which does not include any personal data. This certificate may be sent directly by the medical advisor to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.Ai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4

…23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation No 1889/2005 is punishable by a fine equal to 50% of the amount of cash to which the offence or attempted of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis AB

Companies that purchase original works by living artists between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2025 and include them in a fixed asset account may deduct an amount equal to the purchase price from the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-29

…mple is sent by the holder, at his expense, to one of the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32 designated by the authorised agent. If the analysis establishes that the sample doe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional aid for particularly vulnerable farmers

Article 919-77

…e application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by all the documents required to justify…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R513-27

No later than 31 July each year, the association shall send the report referred to in II of Article L. 513-5 to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. This report contains a copy of the…

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