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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-67

When production companies have an automatic cinema production account, they must either have exhausted their investment possibilities under this account, or have less than €800,000 in the account. In…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-21

…hall refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together with his or her submissions.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197

…come tax:1. The tax is calculated by applying to the fraction of each share of income that exceeds €10,777 the rate of:- 11% for the fraction greater than €10,777 and less than or equal to €27,478;- 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

…e prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution is extinguished by amnesty ;2° If the requested person has been the subject, by the French judicial authorities or by those of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…f Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-19

…entry to the territory shall identify, on the site of their point of entry : 1° Secure areas which may, if necessary, be dedicated to private interviews between medical service staff carrying out bor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…respect of income for the penultimate year does not exceed the limit mentioned in 1 bis of article 1657 of the General Tax Code are entitled to a premium equal to one quarter of their annual amount fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Applications for review and reconsideration

Article 622-2

Revision and review may be requested: 1° By the Minister of Justice; 2° By the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation; 3° By the convicted person or, in the event of incapacity, by his legal repre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-19

…rol of approved general shops incumbent on the Prefect, under the conditions set out in article R. 522-17. The Inspectorate General for Industry and Commerce informs the Prefect of any breaches observ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-19

…easures relate in particular to : 1° The sources of artificial optical radiation in the workplace ; 2° The health and safety risks that may result from excessive exposure to artificial optical radiati…

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