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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

…transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist between the customs duties, duties and taxes, other than those mentioned in the co…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

…value added tax, there is exemption from all duties and taxes when the amount of repairs does not exceed 6 euros per gross registered ton or, whatever the amount, when the ship has been forced to unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-25

…to them ; 2° Public prosecutors and investigating magistrates, for investigations relating to offences referred to them; 3° The competent public prosecutor, for the purposes of the supervision he or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

…at the rate provided for in the second paragraph of a of I of article 219 the net income from the licensing of the following items having the character of intangible fixed assets:1° Patents, utility c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 211-23

Automatic financial support for the production and preparation of feature films involves the allocation of investment grants and direct grants.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 231-2

…231-8 of which they are an accessory. Direct grants are awarded in the form of subsidies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Annual tax on vacant dwellings.

Article 232

…continuous urbanisation zone of more than fifty thousand inhabitants where there is a marked imbalance between the supply of and demand for housing resulting in serious difficulties in accessing housi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, public interest groups, limited liability companies, limited liability farms and professional non-trading companies. Option for capital companies

Article 239

…of a limited liability company and the partners of agricultural holdings is established in accordance with the rules set out in the articles 62 and 162.The option must be notified before the end of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-23

…istribution expenses, after deduction of the amount of the first payment. If the first instalment exceeds 42% of the amount of aid, the distribution company must repay the excess within forty-five day…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373-2

Sums paid to the assignee in respect of the assigned claim shall be set off against the secured claim when due. If this is not the case, the assignee retains them under the conditions set out in artic…

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