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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 D

…to buildings allocated to housing belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code or semi-public companies whose statutory purpose is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13

…tervention for work or other purposes, the employer draws up a safety sheet on which he indicates : 1° The date and place of the intervention or work; 2° The identity of the workers concerned as well…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-90-1

…ssement public de santé de Fresnes is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with the exceptio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…rights relating to such property, are liable to income tax under the conditions set out in articles 150 V to 150 VH.These provisions apply, subject to those set out in 3° of I of Article 35, to capita…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Overseas Aid Commission

Article 211-155

The Overseas Aid Commission is made up of six members:1° The Director of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs for Overseas France or his representative;2° Two film professionals;3° One representative…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-116

The granting of aid is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid. In order to obtain this decision, the application must be submitted by the delega…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-12

For the application of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, may be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-11

…entenced person, by the public prosecutor and by the public prosecutor, as from their notification: 1° Within a period of twenty-four hours in the case of the orders mentioned in articles 712-5,712-8,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-14

When, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2363-13, no agreement has been reached and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second para…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-14

…the pre-production of video games, video game creation companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, directors o…

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