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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Delegated driving vehicle

Article L224-68-1

…e meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018, on any medium. The vehicle manufacturer or its authorised representative, within the me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…ion of the committees set up within it, decide, at the first meeting provided for inArticle L. 1233-30, to call in an expert report which may cover the economic and accounting fields as well as health…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-46

…natively : a) When at least 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 3 points; b) Or when between 30% and 50% of the shooting takes place in France: 2 points; c) Or when between 15% and 30% of the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…own as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zone dite des ci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…own as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de la zone dite des ci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L771-2

…th a firm commitment if the total value of the undertaking's consolidated assets reaches or exceeds 30 billion euros or if it is part of a group whose total value of consolidated assets reaches or exc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-2

…f municipalities with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To the equivalent of three and a half times the legal weekly working time for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29

…rsons mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of a of 4° of II of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 30,000 euros and 10,000 euros respectively. It is paid by 30 June at the latest and proof of payment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-54

…the package, whether or not they benefit from the guaranteed remuneration set out inarticle L. 212-30. The information mentioned in 5° and 6° is used to assess the fair and non-discriminatory nature…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-2

…ion rates are set at :- 134.24% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 128.65% when the total revenue from feature films is greater than €307,500 and less than o…

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