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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

…ction of health measures, works which, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the subject in 2020 of a duly completed and certified acceptance of their final ve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-31

The Public Prosecutor may postpone the execution of a confiscation order in the following cases: 1° Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the amount recovered is likely to exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-15

Under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, AIFs or their management companies shall ensure that the valuation function is performed by :1° An ext…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-23

…sident of the investigating chamber hearing the case in accordance with the provisions of article 187-1 on the occasion of an appeal against an order for remand in custody, it shall be examined by thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-23-1

…s the use or enjoyment of such assets or rights, no assignment or transfer of such assets or rights may be made to the fiduciary or to a third party by reason only of the opening of the proceedings, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

Subsection 3, with the exception of article L. 213-20-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 213-10, applies to foundations with legal personality, subject to the following provisions. In article L. 2…

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

Article 238 bis HI

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HE may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis C

…the actual receipt of the sums received in respect of the compensation or from the date of law no. 57-198 of 22 February 1957 if the receipt took place earlier;2° That it is charged against the liabil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV ter : Tax regime for public interest groups

Article 239 quater B

…terest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fall withi…

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

Article 311-99

Selective financial aid is awarded to production companies to support the production of audiovisual works belonging to the music video genre intended for public distribution in France, which have arti…

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