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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-85

A group of divers with PE-20 qualifications may dive from 0 to 20 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. During technical training leading to PE-40 skills, the group may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 621-3

The total amount of aid for the production of cinematographic or audiovisual works using digital visual effects may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

Air diving skillsSKILLSto divein a groupunder supervisionTHE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skillsto the dive directorSKILLS FOR DIVINGindependently(withoutsupervising the group)THE PRACTITIONER…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 970

The assets mentioned in article 965 placed in a trust defined in article 792-0 bis are included, for their net market value on 1st January of the tax year, as the case may be, in the assets of the set…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 c (art. A322-91)

Conditions for exploration diving with trimix or heliox in the natural environmentSPACESof evolutionSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not includ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R285

Article R. 50-28 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 50-28.-The two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by one month for persons who do not live in the collectivity or New Caledonia…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-84

A group of divers with PE-12 qualifications may dive from 0 to 12 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. A group of divers undergoing technical training leading to the PE…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-67

Documents relating to an inter vivos gift (numbers 16 to 19 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 sexies

…te assets for part of the time elapsed since their acquisition, according to the rules of articles 150-0 A to 150-0 E, for the part of the net gain corresponding to that period.When securities or righ…

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