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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX: Information on reference tax income

Article 242 quater

…onsibility, their request for exemption from the levies provided for in the same I at the latest on 30 November of the year preceding that of the payment of the income mentioned in the said I, by prod…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-23

…id in three instalments. <The first payment is made when the grant is awarded. It corresponds to 30% of the amount of the aid, determined on the basis of forecast distribution expenditure.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-6

The officials referred to in 2° of Article L. 123-30 are authorised, on a proposal from the mayor, by order of the prefect of the department in which the municipality concerned is located or, in Paris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-13

…authority. The vote of the territorial council approving the accounts must take place no later than 30 June of the year following the financial year. The administrative account is approved if a majori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-2

…ing out the analysis of passive integrated radon measurement devices referred to in article R. 1333-30 without being accredited.The agents mentioned in Article L. 1333-24 are authorised by the Directo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Exercise of control

Article R782-6

…612-26No. 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-27n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 612-28n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-29n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-29-1 and R. 612-29-2n° 2011-769 of 28 June…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article R1553-1

…de l'article R. 1331-32 ne sont pas applicables ;2° In the third paragraph of I of article R. 1331-30, the words: ", both hot and cold water for the shower room" are deleted;3° In Article R. 1331-59,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B bis

…le from the overall result, up to the higher of the following two amounts:1° Three million euros;2° 30% of the group's result determined under the conditions of II.The amount of three million euros me…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

…s referred to in article 424-2 above ; 2° failure to lodge the declaration provided for in article 230-2, above, within the prescribed time limit; 3° the fraudulent francization of ships as well as th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they…

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