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French General Tax CodeIn force
20°: Tax reduction for donations made by individuals

Article 200

…olders and members of these companies to these company foundations are deducted up to a limit of €1,500 ;b) Of works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational, scientific, s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

…4.57 euros per cubic metre or fraction of a cubic metre, for a vessel whose volume does not exceed 50,000 cubic metres. For a vessel whose volume exceeds 50,000 cubic metres, 3.05 euros per cubic met…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 201

…tax bases are determined automatically. 3 bis. Taxpayers subject to the regimes defined in articles 50-0 and 64 bis who cease their activity during the year are required to send the administration, wi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 211-20

The total amount of aid granted for the production of a given feature film may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208

…munications qui n'ont pas pour objet exclusif l'activité mentionnée au I de l'article 1er de la loi n° 69-1160 du 24 décembre 1969 pour la partie des bénéfices provenant des contrats de crédit-bail co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…atus of agricultural cooperation;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, le…

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

Article 321-20

…on of a project is carried out solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the pre-production expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

Subject to the provisions of article 20-1, the following are judicial police officers: 1° Members of the national gendarmerie, other than volunteers, who do not have the status of judicial police offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-20

…of a mass in excess of 30 kg, the manual installation or removal of equipment weighing in excess of 50 kg, or the installation or removal of lift traction cables; 2° Require the use of powered-ventila…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to production cost control

Article 311-20

…f this title for the production and preparation of an audiovisual work is equal to or greater than €50,000, its definitive award is subject to certification by an auditor of the definitive cost of the…

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