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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…ial year, is equal to 20% of the total amount of the following expenses incurred before 31 December 2024, for operations mentioned in II carried out in France, in another Member State of the European…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…pany or is complementary to it;b-a shareholder holds with the members of his tax household at least 25% of the corporate rights in another company whose business is similar to that of the newly create…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…raphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012. The body shall also carry out searches for rightholders at similar sources existing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

…°, 2°, 3° and 4°, weighting the first by 30%, the second by 15%, the third by 30% and the fourth by 25%. However, each of the weighting percentages may be increased or reduced for all the beneficiary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-4

…ed to carry out the emergency medicine and intensive care activities referred to in article R. 6122-25, with a view to organising, where applicable, the emergency transfer of people cared for by the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

…eference tax income for the penultimate year, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, is less than €25,000 for single, divorced or widowed taxpayers and less than €50,000 for taxpayers subject to join…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…who fails to comply with the obligations resulting from IV bis is liable to a civil fine of up to €25,000. These fines are imposed by the president of the judicial court ruling under the accelerated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…Article L. 517-12 are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 511-51, L. 511-52, L. 511-53, L. 533-25, L. 533-26, L. 533-27 and the regulations issued for their application. II. - Where a mixed finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-3

…to perform their duties; 2° The natural persons who either hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital or voting rights of the service provider, or who exercise, by any other means, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…t no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 2122-22, with the exception of its 13°, 18°, 19°, 21°, 22°, 23°, 25°, 28° and 29° law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 2122-23 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004…

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