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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HG

…he Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée. Financing through these contracts may not exceed 50% of the total cost of the work.c. Cash payments made by distribution association contract, in ord…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-5

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 751-2 to L. 751-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 751-5Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2018-1125 du 12 décembre 2018 p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-13

…work agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 250,000 euros excluding tax or 50,000 euros excluding tax where the holder is a small or medium-sized…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740-00 AB

…ith the obligations mentioned in Article 242 septies will result in the payment of a fine of up to €50,000.The fine is not applicable, in the case of a first offence committed during the current calen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-19

…acquire a craft business within one year of completing the training course, reimburse the State for 50% of the training course costs: 1° Either when State aid is limited to holders of a savings passbo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin 2021 ratifiant les ordonnances n° 2021-45 du 20 janvier 2021 et n° 2021-71 du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-15

…the beneficiary company, the rate of aid may be increased:a) Either to 75% for the first tax year, 50% for the second tax year and 25% for the third tax year;b) Or to 50% for each of the three tax ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions.

Article R2511-22

…d share of the allocation mentioned in article L. 2511-39 is carried out in the following manner:1° 50% of the appropriations are distributed among the arrondissements or groups of arrondissements or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-168

The work and felling carried out in the woods and forests held by forest savings companies must comply with the following conditions: 1° Subject to the provisions of Article R. 214-166, the work and f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Buildings

Article 521

Ordinary cuttings of coppiced or mature woodland put into regulated cuttings only become movable as and when the trees are felled.

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