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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…produced and delivered when the production cost is greater than or equal to €35,000 and less than €40,000 per minute produced;€10,000 per minute produced and delivered when the production cost is gre…

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

Article 411-45

…ovisual media services: a) Where the purchase price per minute in cash is equal to or greater than €400: 3 points per broadcast; b) Where the purchase price per minute in cash is equal to or greater t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…of a municipality with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants or a group of local authorities with fewer than 40,000 inhabitants that is the project owner.For investment operations financed by the European Regi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R743-10

…19R. 214-37 and R. 214-38n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-39n° 2019-1172 of 14 November 2019R. 214-40 with the exception of b) of its 1° to R. 214-43n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-44n° 2019-1172 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

…19R. 214-37 and R. 214-38n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-39n° 2019-1172 of 14 November 2019R. 214-40 with the exception of b) of its 1° to R. 214-43n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-44n° 2019-1172 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…o. 2020-106 of 10 February 2020 Article R. 123-39 Decree No. 2007-750 of 9 May 2007 Articles R. 123-40 and R. 123-41Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-42Decree No. 2019-987 of 25 Septe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…of its 2° bis Order 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 561-39 Act no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 561-40 to L. 561-42 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-43 to L. 561-45 Order 2009-104 of 30 Janua…

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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 AB

…efined in 1 of I applicable in respect of the subscription financial year; 2° An amount of: > a) a) 40 million euros, in the case of companies carrying on the activity referred to in a of 2° of 1 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…efore 31 December 1998, of the declaration of commencement of work provided for in article R. * 421-40 of the town planning code. The same applies to accommodation rented out after conversion where th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…ether paper or dematerialised, that enables him to carry out his checks on the validity of the debt.40. Compensation for late payment: payment of default interest, flat-rate compensation and additiona…

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