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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

…on companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of delegated production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the production expenses referred to in III corresponding…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-1

…ion and their families. IV -In the event of a proven risk, new diagnostic biology and imaging tests may be proposed by a doctor, who may be a member of a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre, d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts performed by health professionals

Article L426-1

…e healthcare professional must then reimburse the fund a sum equal to the amount of the excess that may have been provided for in the said insurance contract.II - The fund is also responsible for comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

I. - The following commitments may not be written down or converted, regardless of the legal regime applicable to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-1

…ment of recovery decisions. This cost is a compulsory expense within the meaning of article L. 1612-15. The obligations resulting from the procedure laid down in Article 88-1 of the Treaty establishin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-3

…e purposes of this chapter, the secret basic nuclear installations defined in 1° of article L. 1333-15 of the Defence Code are considered to be a basic nuclear installation; 4° Reference level: the le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

The rate of the fee referred to in Article L. 6154-3 is set as follows: 1° Consultations: 16% for university hospital centres, 15% for hospital centres ; 2° Procedures other than imaging, radiotherapy…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation of an investment firm at the request of the firm. It may also be decided ex officio by the AMF in the following case…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

I.-The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may oppose the execution of a transaction that has not yet been executed, of which it has become aware as a result of information communicated to it…

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