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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

…ph of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, to an investment firm which carries on any of the activities referred to in 3, 6-1 or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section XI: Special provisions for technological disasters

Article R421-78

The ceiling referred to in Article L. 421-16 is 100,000 euros. This amount is revised in line with changes in the construction cost index published by the Institut national de la statistique et des ét…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Freedom to provide services within the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D420-6

…onth, in accordance with the procedure and conditions laid down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-12

…which, before 15 September, sets the date for the opening of the ballot in the second fortnight of November preceding the date of the partial renewal of the National Council and ensures that it is pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

…and the action for recognition of rights provided for in Titles V and VI of Act No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century .

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-24

…ount of this allocation is set by decision of the France Compétences Board of Directors before 30th November of the year preceding the payment. After this date and in the absence of a deliberation, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/ EC and Directive 2011/61/ EU, for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-28

…tems mentioned in i and ii of a of Article 69 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, classified in Level 1 as provided for in Article R. 351-23, in the event of non-hed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months provided that they are incorporat…

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