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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Turnover tax and similar taxes

Article 1785

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles 1727 and 1731, no late payment interest or surcharge is applicable to farmers newly liable for value added tax in the event that one or more of the instalmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-24

Before 30 June each year, the authorised issuer, other than a credit institution, sends the Minister responsible for personal services, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a report o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-21

The other convertible instruments referred to in 3° of Article L. 533-30-11 that may be used for the allocation of variable compensation are the only instruments that may be fully converted into Tier…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-81

The following are entitled to request registration in the national directory mentioned in Article R. 123-220 or modification of the information contained in the same directory: 1° The bodies mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-2

…ons designed to promote a work or catalogue of works from a distance.The amount of aid is capped at 50% of the aforementioned expenditure, up to a maximum of €5,000 per company for 2020 and 2021.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-28

…capital to companies. The total amount of endowments paid by the regional authority may not exceed 50% of the total amount of the fund. The Corsican regional authority will enter into an agreement wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A sexies

…r determining the rental value of an industrial building or land pursuant to articles 1499-00 A or 1500, the resulting change in rental value is subject to a reduction under the conditions set out in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-44

…l and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-2

A medical file is created for each patient hospitalised in a public or private health establishment. This file contains at least the following elements, classified as follows : 1° Formalised informati…

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