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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-73

…booked to the production company's automatic film production account when the direct allocation is 25% or two-thirds when the direct allocation is 50%. Where sums have been allocated as specific inve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

…for collection for which their registered office or main establishment is responsible no later than 25 April of the year in which the tax provided for in this article is due.The tax is paid when the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the second fraction (R).

Article R1614-89

…than 40,000 inhabitants. Above 40,000 inhabitants, the minimum surface area of the library must be 25 square metres per 1,000 inhabitants; above 200,000 inhabitants, the minimum surface area required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

…n the penultimate paragraph, the references to Articles L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3 and L. 3113-1 are deleted; 2° In article R. 1413-81, the words: "and their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…stituée par l'article L. 5133-1 ; 6° The flat-rate bonuses instituted respectively by Articles L. 5425-3 of the present Code, L. 262-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and L. 524-5 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-50

In the event of the temporary impediment or death of the Chairman, the Board of Directors may delegate a director to act as Chairman. In the event of temporary impediment, this delegation is given for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

The judicial police officers and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article L533-24-2

…ding referred to in the third paragraph of this Article is made. Where Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is applied as well as subsections 2, 3 and 4, these shall apply to investment firms on an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

…ionment is that appearing in the general tax rolls.As of the tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2019, the revenue that the property tax on built-up properties has procured on the territory of the…

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