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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-50

For the period between 29 September 2021 and 28 December 2021, the rates are set at :- 273.99% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 150.69% when the total reve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 B

…fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.4. 3 is not applicable to taxes assessed after 30 September or payable as soon as the tax assessment is issued or resulting from the implementation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-4

…f three months, convened by its President. The first opens on 1st February. The second opens on 1st September. If these dates fall on a public holiday, the session opens on the first working day there…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-6

…ry of assizes so that, in accordance with 3° of Article 10-5, these departments consult, before 1st September, the automated processing operations provided for in Article 230-6. It may also ask them t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L764-2

…relating to members' shares under the conditions provided for inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L762-2

…relating to members' shares under the conditions provided for inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L763-2

…relating to members' shares under the conditions provided for inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation" are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R512-1

…antee companies guaranteeing loans granted by a banque populaire, governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, are required to undergo the cooperative audit mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…xed his or her electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures. The operations that the Agence nationale de santé publique…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-36

…chaeological sites, belonging to the State, the list of which is annexed to decree no. 2003-1111 of 18 November 2003, taken in application of article 9 of law no. 2002-92 of 22 January 2002 relating t…

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