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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-80

…n account, for the production of audiovisual works in the following genres: 1° Creative documentaries. Eligible creative documentaries are those that: a) Are financed by an hourly contribution in cash…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

…has not been the subject of a preferential allotment under the conditions provided for in articles 831, 832 or 832-1, the surviving spouse or any co-owner heir who wishes to continue the farm in whic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

…s incurred that constitutes an element of the cost price of stocks in accordance with 3 of Article 38 and that has increased neither the value of crop advances in application of Article 72 A, nor that…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article R811-5

The authorities and private individuals mentioned in 1° to 8° of Article L. 811-4 transmit the following documents and information:1° For authorities holding civil status certificates: authentication…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 221-12008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-2 with the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies C

…iation, the conversion of a company or body placed under the partnership regime defined in articles 8 to 8 terin an association of lawyers as referred to in article 238 bis LA subject to the same regi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-10

…if the results obtained by the company, with regard to the indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8, are below a level defined by decree, the company has three years to comply. At the end of this pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater J

I. - The provisions of Article 238 quater I do not apply in the event of a transfer of the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred into the fiduciary estate carried out as par…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 695

…ministerial officers;7° Remuneration of lawyers insofar as it is regulated including pleading fees ;8° Costs incurred by the service of a document abroad;9° Interpreting and translation costs made nec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

…6-2: 1° By the Minister for the Economy or the Minister for the Budget for the persons mentioned in 8° of Article L. 561-2;2° By the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for the Economy or the Mini…

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