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Showing 751760 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

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

Article 223-7

…the basis of :1° The artistic quality of the cinematographic works submitted, the distribution forecasts and conditions announced, the efforts planned in terms of showing the works in cinemas, the pr…

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

Article 223-28

…ographic works actually distributed by the distribution companies during the previous year, the forecast distribution activity for the current year, the characteristics of the cinematographic theatres…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° Tax credit for video game creators

Article 220 terdecies

…h the social legislation in force.II. - Any leisure software made available to the public on a physical medium or online incorporating elements of artistic and technological creation, offering one or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

I. - Companies formed exclusively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing continuing professional development

Article R4021-22

…defined in articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code ;2° For doctors in health and medico-social establishments. To this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

I. - Phonographic production companies within the meaning of Article L. 213-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax, are eligible for a tax credit in respect of expenditure on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Taxation of income from the sale or concession of patents and similar intangible assets

Article 223 H

…a member company of the group for which the option for the taxation regime provided for in Article 238 est exercée. This option is exercised by the parent company under the conditions provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 712-10, only the enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction, the tribunal de l'application des peines de Paris and the chambre de l'applic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions

Article L1233-57-22

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-22-1

Any sale of a business and any realisation of assets must be preceded by publicity, the terms of which are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat according to the size of the business and the natu…

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