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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-67

…ded in the automatic account when this amount is greater than €1,525,000 and less than or equal to €3,810,000;- €3,810,000 when the amount recorded in the automatic account is greater than €3,810,000.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

…a reasonable understanding of the risks associated with the investment; 2° Includes a statement indicating that failure to comply with the rental commitments will result in the loss of tax incentives,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

…g of the following items having the character of intangible fixed assets:1° Patents, utility certificates and supplementary protection certificates attached to a patent;2° Plant variety certificates;3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV : Taxation of economic interest groupings and their members

Article 239 quater

…est groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-23 of the French Commercial Code do not fall within the scope of 1 of article 206, but each of their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Transactions in the capital of companies with public shareholdings

Article 1136

Transactions carried out by the State and governed by Title III of Ordinance no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of companies with public shareholdings d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-3-1

…rred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 8112-1, observes the breach referred to in Article L. 1263-4-2, he or she sends a reasoned report to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-3

…ciated with organising the operation; 2° The cost of instruments, software and hardware required to carry out the operation; 3° Costs of hiring, setting up and managing spaces and equipment; 4° Commun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

…red, without any collection for the benefit of the Treasury, for those deeds that have been authenticated, private sub-seed deeds that have acquired date certain, court decisions that have become fina…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-23

…ng the region. He/she shall be sworn in under the conditions laid down inarticle 14-1 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012.

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