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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe IV

(APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-4) REGISTRATION FORM FOR A TRADE FAIR HELD OUTSIDE A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK (Articles L. 762-2 et R. 762-10 du code de commerce) First session of the show Identificatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV ter : Tax regime for public interest groups

Article 239 quater B

…interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fall wi…

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

Article 231-26

The classification, labels and aid awarded in year n are renewed in year n + 1. When general measures taken by the public authorities to prohibit or restrict access to cinematographic establishments a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R743-15

…exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 2020-93 of 5 February 2020 R. 221-3 to R. 221-7 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-8 n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011 R. 221-8-1 n° 2008-1263 of 4 D…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R744-15

…exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1 No. 2020-93 of 5 February 2020 R. 221-3 to R. 221-7 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-8 n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011 R. 221-8-1 n° 2008-1263 of 4 D…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…n 28 September 1994 and by its third amendment signed in Paris on 11 July 2001, approved by the loi n° 2002-1305 du 29 octobre 2002 and published by the decree no. 2002-1500 of 20 December 2002;b) Agr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

I. - Film production companies and audiovisual production companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of executive production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Costs of searching for and issuing reproductions of printed documents

Article R213

Each owner or custodian of printed documents, preserved on a medium of any kind whatsoever, is entitled to compensation of 3.81 euros per requisition for all the necessary archival research carried ou…

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