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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas opened between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, by taking into account the peri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

…are subject, until the end of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic, first made available on an o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas opened between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017, by taking into account the peri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R321-9

I. - In response to a reasoned request, the organisations granting authorisations for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in musical works shall provide, by electronic means, to the on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 F

…est to the property or property rights and which are not exempt pursuant to d or e of 3° of article 990 E. Any legal entity, body, trust or comparable institution interposed between the debtor or debt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-95

…le, including the additional fees maintained together with the penalties provided for in article 1729 of the General Tax Code. IV. - In the event of failure to submit a declaration within the prescrib…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905-2

…the inadmissibility of the pleadings and procedural documents pursuant to this article and article 930-1 have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-97

…ty for the applicant to lodge the appeals provided for, depending on the case, by articles R. 123-139 to R. 123-142 and R. 123-143 to R. 123-149 and specify the terms and conditions thereof.Failure by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-96

…he financial instruments mentioned in 6° and 7° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article R. 214-93 issued by the same entity may not represent more than 10% of the assets of the undertaking for co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-9

…development strategy defined in Article L. 222-1 B of the Environment Code and by Decree No. 2015-1491 of 18 November 2015 on national carbon budgets and the national low-carbon strategy ; b) Or the e…

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