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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…this exemption period.The benefit of this article is reserved for companies that are set up from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023 in regional aid areas, provided that the registered office and a…

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

Article 321-2

…aid scheme no. SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Article 53 of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

…h 2021.The theatrical release period mentioned in the first paragraph is extended until 19 November 2023.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Electronic voting.

Article R713-58

The support files are kept under the conditions set by article R. 713-25.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-31

The cross-appeal shall be lodged in accordance with the provisions of article R. 411-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-35

The budget is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 25 November of the previous year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-80

…onsible for vocational training and the budget in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6332-25.From the date on which the level of funding is set by the national joint employment committee, or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-1

For the purposes of this chapter, "unavailable book" means a book published in France before 1 January 2001 which is no longer distributed commercially by a publisher and which is not currently publis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-117

…al terms of the calculation of the ceiling of the fees defined in article R. 2333-114 change on 1st January of each year in proportion to the change in the engineering index, defined in a notice in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HJ

…r activity, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been used in accordance with its purpose, without pr…

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