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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-20

…first three years following their creation, new communes whose creation order was issued between 2 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 grouping together a population less than or equal to 150,000 inhabit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-7

…the first, second and fourth paragraphs of article 212-14, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, the amount of the direct grant is equal to 50% of the amount of selec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…or processing operations; The deduction applies to goods mentioned in 1° to 7° acquired new from 1 January 2019 and until 31 December 2020 that have been the subject of a firm order from 20 September…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…unds for refusing recognition and for refusal of recognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…ng indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-1Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-1-1 Decree no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 R. 4126-2Decree no. 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-4

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat crimes against humanity or war crimes or to defend the moral int…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-2

Subsidiary protection is not granted to a person if there are serious grounds for believing:1° That he or she has committed a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity;2° That he or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…r in Article L. 3334-7-1, in accordance with the last paragraph of the same Article L. 3334-7-1. In 2019, the amount of the departments' overall operating allocation is reduced by the amount correspon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and the Agence française de développement

Article L773-10

…o. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-8 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 515-9 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-10 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L774-10

…o. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 515-7 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-8 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 515-9 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 515-10 Order no. 2…

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