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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…ous three years, in a company in the same sector; 3° Consultancy and representation activities they carry out, or have carried out over the previous three years, on behalf of a company in the same sec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 quaterdecies

…rticle 234 nonies, based on the amount of net revenue defined in article 29 and received during the calendar year in respect of the rental, is paid by this person or body, to the competent public acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…éma et de l'image animée to original French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in application of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication, of the national…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall accompany any application for approval of an internal model with documentation demonstrating that the model meets the requirements set out in Articles R. 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-10

The solvency calculation at the level of the group of insurance and reinsurance undertakings is carried out in accordance with the first method referred to in Article R. 356-19, based on consolidated…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-51

…oard of directors or the supervisory board of the same undertaking. The statements submitted periodically to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, other than those defined in the prece…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

…uropean Patent Convention. These fees are deducted from the filing date of the European patent application.Where the proprietor of a European patent has filed an application for unitary effect, he may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L773-35

…of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Tied agents

Article L774-35

…isted in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article L775-29

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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