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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-28

…classification in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classify the cinema and to grant aid in year n;3° Absence of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…of cinemas and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…er the same conditions as those provided for in 1 and 2 of I of Article 885-0 V bis, as it stood on 31 December 2017.However, the rate is set at 25% for payments made until 31 December 2023.2° The ben…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-30

…France. These accounts are automatically subject to the provisions of Articles L. 213-23 to L. 213-31.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-5

Persons who, before 31 December 1973, obtained one of the qualifications listed by order of the ministers responsible for higher education, health and social security, and who ceased to be issued on o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

…m the energy consumption linked to the activity of these establishments between 1 December 2022 and 31 March 2023.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-20

…commission for actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, the departmental council and the family allo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-32

…ticle R. 742-28 or, where applicable, a reference to the judgment issued pursuant to article R. 742-31 alongside the copy of the summons published at the land registry office, the liquidator shall app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

…roperty meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from the 2.50% tax on the value of buildings located in Corsica. These…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7-1

…g the choice of allocation of their savings, as well as the amount of their securities estimated at 31 December of the previous year. A decree determines the information that must be included in this…

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