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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156

…umed to have made this appointment if, during this period, it directly or indirectly held more than 40% of the voting rights and no other partner or shareholder directly or indirectly held more than i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…ward notice when the system is terminated. " ;31° Article R. 2162-36 is deleted;32° Article R. 2162-40 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 2162-40. -When the estimated value of the requirement is equal to o…

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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 311-41

…311-40 does not apply for the calculation of the amount of French hourly expend…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

…17 and L. 115-18 are subject to a surcharge of 10%. The rate of the increase is raised to 40% in the event of failure to file the declaration within the time limits specified in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

…s 2.3. The sums deducted or withheld from taxable profits pursuant to 1 may only be used to finance 40% of the cost price of the fixed assets defined therein.4. Online services that are pornographic,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-3

…jurisdiction, without prejudice to their transmission to the public prosecutor pursuant to article 40 of the code of criminal procedure. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-107

…taken into accountLess than €99,99990%Between €100,000 and €199,99970%Between €200,000 and €499,99940%Between €500,000 and €999,99920%Between €1,000,000 and €1,499,99910%Between €1,500,000 and €1,999…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…from this provision.The sums deducted or deducted pursuant to the first paragraph are limited to:- 40% for general publications and 65% for daily newspapers of the profit for the 1980 financial year,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Tax levied for the French Guiana region

Article 1599 quinquies B

…n the year preceding the year in respect of which the tax is due without, however, being less than €40 ;2° For the tax due by other companies, the rate may not be more than 2% of the average annual pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

…the elbow45 à 55 %35 à 45 %Amputation of the hand: depending on the condition of the stump and elbow40 à 50 %30 à 40 %For amputations of the thumb and fingers, see Chapter III: "The Hand and Fingers".…

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