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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-13

Short-length cinematographic works are made, in a minimum proportion determined under the conditions set by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 J…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-3

In communities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, and in sectors where suppl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L444-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence, shall specify the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular:1° The ter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-28

The creditors of the sole trader whose claim arose before the transfer of ownership was publicised may lodge an objection to the transfer of the business assets, within a period set by decree. An obje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-2

The declaration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1, received by a notary under penalty of nullity, contains a detailed description of the assets and an indication of whether they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L651-3

In the cases provided for in Article L. 651-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by the liquidator or the public prosecutor.In the collective interest of the creditors, the matter may also be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L612-1

Every consumer has the right to have recourse free of charge to a consumer mediator with a view to the amicable resolution of a dispute between him and a professional. To this end, the trader shall gu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384

I. - New buildings used as principal residences are exempt from property tax on built properties for a period of fifteen years from the year following that of their completion when they have been the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1475

The rental values of hydroelectric facilities under concession or with a capacity of more than 500 kilowatts are apportioned between the communes in whose territory the watercourses used or civil engi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

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