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

Article 211-72

The sums invested by production companies are paid into a bank account opened specifically for each film.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76 A

Capital gains realised on the disposal of land for forestry use or forest stands are subject to income tax under the conditions set out in the articles 150 U to 150 VH when the activity of exploitatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-7

…mployers who join an employers' group shall inform the staff representative bodies in their company of the formation and nature of the employers' group.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-7

I. - Supplementary supervision at the level of a conglomerate applies to regulated entities which meet one of the following criteria: 1° It constitutes the head of the conglomerate ; 2° Its parent und…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 750 ter

…s and income capitalised therein, debts and generally all French or foreign transferable securities of any kind whatsoever, where the donor or the deceased is domiciled for tax purposes in France with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article A421-7

The special reserve relating to operations resulting from the withdrawal of authorisation of an insurance undertaking providing compulsory insurance cover for motor land vehicles and their trailers an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-71

…ing radiation for medical purposes must take all necessary steps, particularly within the framework of the quality assurance system, to reduce the probability and extent of accidental or unintentional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-72

For each piece of equipment and for each category of patient concerned, in particular children and pregnant or breastfeeding women, the person performing the procedure draws up a written procedure for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-73

When the owner of a medical device emitting ionising radiation makes it available to a self-employed health professional, he must ensure that it is working properly and that the persons required to us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-7

Where work is organised by shifts, by rotation or by successive teams, the composition of each team by name, including employees made available by a temporary work company, is indicated: 1° Either by…

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