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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-10

The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which videogram publishers are entitled are calculated by applying a rate to the amount of turnover declared by them for each feature film for whic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-13

…culated for a period of six years from the first commercial showing of the work in cinemas, subject to the provisions relating to the control of cinematographic exhibition revenues set out in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 G

…ions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties, up to a maximum of 15% or 30%, buildings used for residential purposes completed prior to the implement…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Supporting documents

Article R313-1

According to their declarations on the reasons for their trip, foreign nationals whose stay is not of a family or private nature shall present as appropriate:1° For a tourist stay, any document likely…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Special provisions for road traffic accidents occurring in mainland France, the overseas departments and the territorial collectivity of Mayotte.

Article A421-1

…for compensation for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred to in article L. 211-4 (1st paragraph) is hereby approved. AGREEMENT BETWEEN :-on the one hand, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management entrusted to private-law bodies by agreement or convention.

Article L5427-1

The signatory parties to the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 entrust the management of the unemployment insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice. The institution mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right of entry to establishments and premises used for accommodation.

Article L8113-1

The Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 have the right to enter any establishment where the rules set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 8112-1 are applicable in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-1

The amount of subsidies that may be paid annually by a territorial authority or grouping to one of the bodies referred to in article L. 1511-7 may not exceed 50% of the total annual revenue received b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Regional cooperation

Article R7153-1

The regional cooperation fund established by article L. 7153-7 contributes to the integration of French Guyana into its geographical environment. It contributes to economic, social and cultural cooper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Informing foreign nationals not authorised to work of their rights

Article R8252-1

…nds that a foreign worker is employed without being in possession of a document authorising him/her to work as an employee in France, he/she will give him/her a document informing him/her of his/her r…

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