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Showing 24112420 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

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

Article 321-28

…production, this work must : 1° Be financed by a French participation at least equal to 30% of its final cost; 2° Be the subject, for at least 50% of the French participation, o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…e right-hand column of the same table: Applicable Provisions As amended byArticle D. 411-1-3 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 411-19-2 Decree no. 2020-225 of 6 March 2020 Articles D.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 669

…p. of the bare ownershipLess than :21 years of age90 %10 %31 years of age80 %20 %41 years of age70 %30 %51 years old60%40%61 years old50%50%71 years of age40 %60 %81 years of age30 %70 %91 years of ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-20

…d in the annex to the letter of notification provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 464-30, and to the Minister for the Economy. Under the same sanction, a copy of the summons is filed in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-13

…e total public aid granted for a single project to more than :a) €52.5 million in French Guiana and Mayotte;b) €45 million in Saint-Martin;c) €37.5 million in Guadeloupe and Réunion;d) €30 million in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-29

…ts. The special accounts of each judicial administrator and each judicial representative, closed on 30 June and 31 December, are audited by a statutory auditor. The judicial representative shall notif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Municipal authorities.

Article D2573-20

…e income tax" are replaced by the words: "corporate income tax". VI. - Articles R. 2221-24, R. 2221-30 and R. 2221-96 are applicable in their wording prior to decree no. 2019-1472 of 26 December 2019…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…application for approval, accompanied by the information and documents listed in Annex I to Decree No. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016, shall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establish…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…roperty taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 1730. However, the taxpayer may opt for monthly direct debits from an account opened by him and meetin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may change its currency unit from one financial year to another. This change may only be made on the opening date of a financial year. The inf…

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