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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-27

The measures for applying this section, in particular the conditions of resources, previous length of activity and previous income from activity as well as the criteria for assessing and certifying th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

…l year, is equal to 15% of the total amount of the following expenses incurred up until 31 December 2024, for the operations mentioned in II of this article carried out in France, in another Member St…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…ticle L. 7125-27and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 7125-28 to L. 7125-31;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7227-28 and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R773-7

…5R. 518-24n° 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019R. 518-25 to R. 518-27n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-28 and R. 518-29n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R774-7

…5R. 518-24n° 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019R. 518-25 to R. 518-27n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-28 and R. 518-29n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R775-6

…5R. 518-24n° 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019R. 518-25 to R. 518-27n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-28 and R. 518-29n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-1

…342-3 of their effective benefit, in accordance with the conditions set out in 2° of Article L. 331-28 and Articles L. 331-7 to L. 331-10, L. 331-30 to L. 331-32 and L. 331-34.Any dispute relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-24

…ticle L. 511-8-2; 3° Subsection 2 of Section 3, with the exception of Articles L. 511-27 and L. 511-28; 4° Within Section 4, Article L. 511-29, as regards branches; 5° Within Section 5, I of Article L…

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

Article 916-34

…audiovisual media services, may be included on the list of reference works mentioned in article 311-28 drawn up in 2021, provided that the following conditions are met:1° Sums have been entered in 202…

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