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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Astreinte.

Article 431

…ncurred for refusal to disclose under the conditions set out in articles 65 and 65d, offenders must be ordered to produce the books, documents or records that have not been disclosed, subject to a pen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jumping sessions

Article A322-153

…progression referred to in article A. 322-151. They are organised according to the following characteristics: 1° Water jumps :-Participants must have a good command of swimming. They are equipped wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 32

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

The supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is composed of nineteen members:1° The Governor of the Banque de France, or the Deputy Governor he appoints to represent h…

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

Article 689-5

…rms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person gui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 quinquies

I. - The flat-rate refund instituted by article 298 quater benefits:a) To farmers who sell butchery and charcuterie animals defined by decree (1), either to a person liable for value added tax in resp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Co-contractor established abroad

Article D8222-7

Where the person entering into the contract is not a private individual meeting the conditions set out in article D. 8222-6, he shall be deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 82…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-48

…e may decide to allocate a fourth part of the fund to the running of the committee secretariat, for both operating and investment purposes. This share may not exceed 0.5 per thousand of the fund's ann…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-3

For distribution companies, notwithstanding articles 222-4 and 810-1, the rates are set at :- 625.08% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 198.89% when the tot…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

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