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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-46

The provisions of this section apply to the following work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure, either along a perfectly defined vertical path in space, or along a substantially…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-81

For works belonging to the creative documentary genre, where the hourly cash contribution from the television service publisher(s) meeting the condition laid down in 1° of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis C

Subject to the provisions of article 244 bis B, the provisions of Article 150-0 A does not apply to capital gains realised on transfers for valuable consideration of transferable securities or corpora…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-3

The directors of the sports resource, expertise and performance centres are responsible for drawing up the electoral lists and organising all the operations relating to the election of the elected mem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-82

The marriage contract, counter-letter, change of matrimonial regime (number 41 of table 5) give rise to the collection:1° Where there are no contributions or dowries or where the value of the property…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-16

The marking of the eligibility tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate. Each composition is examined by two markers and given a mark from 0 to 20. This mark is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

…in the year preceding that in respect of which property tax is assessed pursuant to 11 of article 150-0 D;d) The allowance referred to in I of article 125 A;e) The losses charged, pursuant to I of Ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Direct preparation allowances

Article 211-85

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested. For the portion of the sums invested and allocated to expenditure corresponding to the work mentioned in 2° of a…

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