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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe VII

…entified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés grants you the right to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe VIII

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-93

…according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.161% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.639% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.436% Over €30,000 0.319%

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-21

…22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

…e inside information relating to the issuer or the financial instrument in breach of Articles 7 and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

In the absence of an agreement reached before 30 June 1986, or if no agreement has been reached on the expiry of the previous agreement, the scale of remuneration and the terms of payment of the remun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 43 bis

…rdinance. However, the provisions of this article will cease to apply to shares subscribed after 30 June 1964 or paid up after 31 December 1965. In addition, the subscription of shares in sociétés imm…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-5

…orceable collocation statements; 4° Partition deeds drawn up pursuant to Title VI of the law of 1st June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosell…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-48

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the rates are set at :- 317.75% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 162.75% when the am…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-46

For the period between 19 May 2021 and 8 June 2021, the rates are set at :- 729.26% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 285.07% when the total revenue from fe…

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