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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-46

…sions relating to the financial statements and the appropriation of profits are taken no later than 30 June of the year following the financial year to which they relate. If the Supervisory Board has…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-17

…000;3° For writing aid for fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at :a) For series projects: €30,000 and €15,000 where the projected duration per episode is less than 10 minutes;b) For single wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

…for mayors of communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To one hundred and twenty-two and a half hours for mayors of communes with few…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-21

…icial Bulletin. This date initiates the time limit set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 613-30. At the same time, the creditors' representative or the court-appointed liquidator shall inform e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

…and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-41n° 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-93

…le: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.161% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.639% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.436% Over €30,000 0.319%

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

I.-Small and medium-sized non-road diesel retail businesses that, as at 1 January 2020, do not have facilities for storing and distributing diesel that is not coloured and traced, subject to corporati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

…no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, law no. 84-16 of 11th January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil service and law no. 84-53 of 26…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-2

…orial Authorities. The Corsican regional authority replaces the tourist offices and agency from 1st January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica decides otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Cors…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 187

…at 15% for income referred to in 1° of article 118 and relating to securities issued on or after 1 January 1965 as well as for redemption lots and premiums referred to in 2° of article 118 and relati…

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