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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Selective financial aid

Article 212-16

Selective financial aid is awarded to support the creation and development of long-term film projects.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

The condition set out in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-2

A forward sale is a contract in which the seller undertakes to deliver the property on completion and the buyer undertakes to take delivery of it and pay the price on the delivery date. Ownership is t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-3

At the request of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the French Anti-Doping Agency or the laboratory used by the Agency for the analysis of the Samples shall give it access to the Samples and related infor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

Persons undergoing training preparing for a vocational certificate, vocational diploma, State diploma or higher State diploma in youth, popular education and sport or complementary certificates must,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-20-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 202 ter A

The capital gains or losses mentioned in the first paragraph of II of l'article 202 ter, included in the assets of non-trading companies with a strictly real estate object, the units of which are held…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209 quater D

Profits placed under the exemption regime subject to reinvestment provided for in article 238 octies are attached to the results of the current financial year when they are distributed. They are retai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 C ter

Where, subsequent to the exercise of the option provided for in the first paragraph of II of article 208 C, real estate, rights in rem mentioned in the sixth paragraph of II of the same article, right…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-20-1

I. - When the municipal council is renewed, the allowances of its members, with the exception of the mayor's allowance, are set by deliberation. This decision must be taken within three months of the…

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