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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…re requested would not be authorised by French law in the context of similar national proceedings ; 5° If the execution of the investigative decision or the evidence likely to be transferred as a resu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…e to healthcare professionals by the insured persons and by the health insurance scheme; 2° 1°, 2°, 5° and 6° of Article L. 160-8 of the Social Security Code, insofar as they concern costs covered by…

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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 913-6

The amount of the additional cost incurred by the interruption, postponement or abandonment referred to in article 913-5, borne by the delegated production company, is determined by the expert appoint…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

1. Corporation tax gives rise to the payment, to the competent public accountant, of quarterly instalments determined on the basis of the results of the last closed financial year. The total amount of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article D1524-7

…4° Changes in the shareholder base made during the year, keeping a record of the last five years; 5° A statement of all the company's direct and indirect shareholdings, within the meaning of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-7

The leasing transactions referred to in this subsection are : 1. The leasing of capital goods or tools purchased with a view to such leasing by companies that remain the owners of the goods, where the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-3

…y document attesting to the parties' intention to conclude the contract relating to this operation; 5° A detailed presentation of the measures that the beneficiary of the proposed operation will imple…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-34

…y of the service contract; 4° Any documents proving that the video game has actually been marketed; 5° Where applicable, the contract signed with a video game publisher and proof of acceptance by this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

Production companies may not invest the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production of feature films or benefit from the selective financial aid provided for in sectio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article R133-2

The amount of the first part of the remuneration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 133-3 is calculated on the basis of a flat-rate contribution per user registered in libraries open t…

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