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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZJ

The levy referred to in Article 302 bis ZG is based on the gross gaming revenue, consisting of the share of the stakes collected, in mainland France and the overseas departments, accruing to the opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4126-21

The death of the practitioner being prosecuted immediately and definitively terminates the proceedings before both the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Chamber.In c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-64

The option for production companies to invest sums entered in their automatic cinema production account to cover preparatory expenses for the production of long-running cinematographic works is limite…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-63

The following are considered to be preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works:1° Sums paid by production companies in return for options or assignments relating to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-62

The investment of sums entered in their automatic cinema production account by production companies for the preparation of the production of long-term cinematographic works is subject to the issue of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-65

The sums invested by the production company to cover preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works are paid in two instalments.The first instalment, which may not exc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis JB

A company which carries out an overall revaluation of its tangible and financial fixed assets under the conditions set out in article L. 123-18 of the French Commercial Code may not take into account…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis WC

I. - A health fee is introduced for the benefit of the State for the control of certain substances and their residues. This fee is payable by: 1 (Repealed); 2 (Repealed); 3 Collection centres or proce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis J

I. - The provisions of I of article 238 bis I relating to the revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets are extended to depreciable fixed assets appearing in the balance sheet for the first financia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-21

Portfolio management companies are prohibited from receiving deposits of funds, securities or gold from their clients.

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