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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-22

…ion of the criteria set out in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

…ctor as a technician is retained, per individual, up to a cumulative amount calculated as follows:- 15% of the share of the production cost of the work below €4,000,000;- 8% of the share of the produc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Transfer to another Member State of the European Union

Article R581-15

In the event of a beneficiary of temporary protection being transferred to another Member State of the European Union pursuant to article R. 581-13 or R. 581-14, the temporary residence permit issued…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 5: Other remedies

Article 1502

…cases provided for judgments in Article 595 and under the conditions provided for in Articles 594,596,597 and 601 to 603. The appeal shall be brought before the arbitral tribunal. However, if the arbi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R341-22

If the lender contravenes the provisions of articles L. 313-20 and L. 313-22 relating to the valuation of the property is punishable by the fine laid down for a 5th class offence.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-22

…e granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-22

…s of article 311-21 shall apply to a child who becomes French pursuant to the provisions of article 22-1, under the conditions laid down by a decree issued by the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-2

Share consolidations provided for in article L. 228-29-1 include the obligation for shareholders to make the purchases or sales of shares necessary to carry out the reverse split. The nominal value of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Sentences rendered abroad

Article 1525

…may refuse recognition or exequatur of the arbitral award only in the cases provided for in Article 1520.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…the property and capital owned by the members of the tax household designated in 1 and 3 of article 6, the professions they exercise, the salaries, wages, pensions and life annuities they enjoy as wel…

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