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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-2

…sue a professional licence is taken within three months of the presentation of the applicant's complete file or of the opinion of the Minister for Sport for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R332-21

…ace or being broadcast in public in the following circumstances is punishable by a fifth-class fine:1° By force ;2° By fraud without being in possession of an access pass as provided for in article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII

Article L958-2

…d Futuna Islands of articles L. 824-1 to L. 824-16, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° (deleted); 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre territoriale des comptes de Nouvelle-Ca…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-11

The calculation rate is set at 4.5%.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-10

The sums representing the automatic financial aid to which videogram publishers are entitled are calculated by applying a rate to the amount of turnover declared by them for each feature film for whic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-13

…cinemas, subject to the provisions relating to the control of cinematographic exhibition revenues set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-12

…luding value added tax, of all sums, values, goods or services received by videogram publishers in return for the sale and rental of videograms of the cinematographic works concerned.The declaration i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 B

…ensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to the deduction at source provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-2

The divorce agreement shall mention, where applicable, that the information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code has not been given in the absence of discernment of the minor child co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Implementation measures

Article 342

…scales (1).(1) Annex I, art. 57 to 63, 65, 67 to 91 and livre des procédures fiscales, art. R. 32-1 et R. 32-2.

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