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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-41

…services provided by service providers specialising in the preparation and production of animation; 4° Technical and other non-lump sum expenditure directly linked to filming and post-production. For…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…ber 2023, that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34 are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made, with the exception of capital gains…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Indirect right of access to data

Article L561-45

…ur des Comptes to carry out the necessary investigations and make the necessary changes. The latter may be assisted by a member of the Commission's staff. The data may be communicated to the applicant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-4

…ing the undivided ownership arrangement receives, as a priority, a lot located on its territory. It may claim, in return for compensation in money or in kind, the allocation of properties whose value…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 practising within the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 will enquire about the personal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-40

…s made to the domicile of payment of the bill of exchange within the period provided for in article 41 of the decree-law of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-4

When the sentenced person is detained, the reminder of the obligations to which he or she is subject and which is provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 61 is made, in the days preceding hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-40

…ith which its management company files its income tax return, a fonds commun de placement à risques may enter into a pre-liquidation period: 1° From the start of the financial year following the end o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46

I. - The entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 in which venture capital mutual funds may invest are those which limit the liability of their investors to the amount of their contribution…

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