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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1498

Where the spouses agree that there shall be community of movables and acquests between them, the common assets shall include, in addition to the property which would form part of them under the regime…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1418

…s who indicate to the administration that they are unable to submit the declaration electronically, and owners whose main residence does not have Internet access, will use the other means made availab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-15

…L. 212-32 and, for other categories of companies, on quarterly declarations of receipts.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-18

…d in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-1

The proceeds of the tax on physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content mentioned in article 1609 sexdecies B of the French General Tax Code are allocated to the Centre national du ci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cinematographic exhibition rights

Article L211-1

…e may be refused or issued subject to conditions for reasons relating to the protection of children and young people or respect for human dignity.The conditions and procedures for issuing the visa are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cinematographic exhibition sector

Article L212-1

…rmanent basis to show cinematographic performances, whatever the method of fixation or transmission and the nature of the medium of the cinematographic or audiovisual works or documents shown. These c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

The rules relating to the footprint of areas, whether built on or not, allocated to ancillary parking areas of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 of this code, whet…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article L112-1

…Republic. He may be removed from office under the same conditions. He chairs the Board of Directors and manages the institution.In addition to its chairman, the board of directors of the public instit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

…ional du cinéma et de l'image animée include in particular: 1° Resources derived from taxes, levies and other products that it collects or that are allocated to it in application of the provisions of…

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