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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-41

When responding to requests for information mentioned in article 695-9-47-1, the persons mentioned in the same article shall use secure electronic means of communication specified by joint order of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-42

The public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the officers or agents of the judicial police mentioned in articles 60-1,77-1-1 and 99-3 keep registers enabling the traceability of requests receive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…s and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientation sur la forêt, ce régime est applicable pendant dix ans p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITIES.

Article R2571-1

…4-23-1 intended for the communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is distributed among them at a rate of 50% in proportion to the population of the communes, as defined in Article L. 2334-2, and 50% in pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 433-5

The amount of aid may not exceed 50% of eligible expenditure.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-15

…URNOVER MAIN EMPOLUMENT No employees 535.00 € 1 to 5 employees 585.17 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 1,226.06 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 1,382.09 20 to 150 employees Less than €3,000,00…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coverage of professionalisation contracts

Article D6332-88

Expenditure incurred by employers of companies with fewer than 50 employees in excess of the lump sums provided for in article D. 6332-85 may be financed by the skills operator from funds allocated to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-1

For the purposes of implementing the stay of an asset realisation procedure referred to in b of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848, the provisions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article R694-1

The provisions of Articles R. 692-4 and R. 692-5 shall apply to the suspension measure referred to in Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-51

…r the "Creative Infrastructure" group, a maximum of 31 points are allocated as follows: 1° At least 50% of the costs relating to storyboarding and/or the creation of sets and animation and/or 3D previ…

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