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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article R221-12

I. - Nationals of France or of another Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may obtain the professional guide-lecturer card referred to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

The declaration provided for in article D. 322-13 shall be drawn up in triplicate. It shall include the surname, first name, date and place of birth and place of residence of the persons concerned, as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commission for post-completion aid

Article 411-95

The Commission des aides après réalisation is made up of seven members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-94

The reading committees are made up of three to five readers chosen from a list drawn up by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.The composition and agenda of the meeting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-93

The pre-production support commission for first works is made up of seven members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.The pre-production support commi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 992

On arrival of the vessel in a port on national territory, the two originals of the will, or the original and its dispatch, or the original which remains, in the event of transmission or delivery made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-10

In the event of death, blood sampling and examination of the body are carried out either under the conditions provided for in article R. 3354-5, the second paragraph of article R. 3354-7, articles R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article D1233-10

If there is no social and economic committee, as a result of a failure to act recorded under the conditions provided for in article L. 2314-9, the employer shall attach to the notification of the prop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

The municipality, the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system or the Lyon metropolis may, by a deliberation taken before 1st July of the year preceding that of the…

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