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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…the person or persons exercising effective management in accordance with 1° of I of Article L. 311-30. Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, the resolution administrator shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-7

…is article to comply with these obligations is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Attempted travel abroad without having made the declaration provided for in 3° of this artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-28

…L. 612-27 ; it may be subject to the measures and sanctions set out in Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, L. 612-39 and L. 612-40. The deregistration provided for in 7° of article L. 612-39…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-2

…000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal entity.The maximum fine incurred is increased to €30,000 for a natural person and €150,000 for a legal entity if the breach is repeated within two yea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

…tober 2021 L. 2131-4 and L. 2131-5 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2131-6 law no. 2000-597 of 30 June 2000 L. 2131-7 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 2131-8 to L. 2131-10 law no. 96-142 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212 bis

…subject to corporation tax up to the higher of the following two amounts:1° Three million euros;2° 30% of its income determined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of this I is pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 A

1. The exceptional income of a farmer subject to a real taxation system may, by option, be attached, in equal fractions, to the results of the financial year in which it is realised and of the six fol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

Undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime are :1° The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 which are authorised to carry on their business, and those referred to in the first paragraph of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-4

…40 minutes or more and whose production cost per minute produced is: a) greater than or equal to €2,300 when they last 40 minutes or more and less than 60 minutes; b) greater than or equal to €1,400 w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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