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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-1

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for…

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

Article 223-36

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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

Article 223-29

Structural aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Uni…

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

Article 919-6

The exceptional aid is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Europea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 E bis

…mises.The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-186

In the context of freedom of establishment, when the Minister responsible for sport considers, after receiving the opinion of the permanent alpine skiing section of the training and employment commiss…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…or decision shall be kept at the registry.The certificate issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of prot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Income from bonds

Article 119

Income is determined: 1° For bonds, participating securities, public bills and loans, by the interest or income distributed during the year; 2° For lots, by the amount of the lot itself; 3° For redemp…

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