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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exposure limit values

Article R4451-8

…exposure of young people aged at least sixteen and under eighteen to ionising radiation does not exceed: 1° For the whole body, 6 millisieverts over 12 consecutive months, assessed on the basis of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…tion system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to their business, when they fall within the categories of vehicles with a total…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 B

…have been waived or relinquished by the lessor to the lessee company between 15 April 2020 and 31 December 2021 under the conditions and within the limits mentioned in 9° of 1 of article 39 do not con…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-1

…ing, until 31 March 2023, to the interruption, postponement or abandonment of film shoots taking place on national territory or, under the conditions set out in the seventh paragraph of Article 913-6,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-33

Exceptional aid is awarded to distribution companies that :1° Have distributed at least three cinematographic works that have been released in cinemas and promoted throughout France between 2018 and 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

…y way of derogation from 1° of article 212-5, for applications submitted in 2021, financial assistance for the development of projects may be awarded to authors who have collaborated on the production…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Autorité de la concurrence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Closure decisions.

Article L3132-30

…cluded on a list determined, after consultation with the employers' and employees' organisations concerned, by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and trade. Exhibitors benefiting from…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article R141-2

…matically registered on the list drawn up for the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their place of residence or place of exercise of their professional activity is situated, if they so request.

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