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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Income from bonds

Article 118

…urposes of the present provisions, the following shall be deemed to be income: 1° Interest, arrears and any other proceeds from bonds, participating securities, public bills and any other negotiable d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Income from bonds

Article 119

Income is determined: 1° For bonds, participating securities, public bills and loans, by the interest or income distributed during the year; 2° For lots, by the amount of the lot itself; 3° For redemp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-1

…or voting rights, or by any other means exercises control over the company within the meaning of 3° and 4° of I of Article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code. If no natural person can be identifie…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 311-11

…must not be or have been the subject of:1° An application for production aid under these provisions and under the provisions relating to aid for the production of immersive works;2° An application for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

…s for at least two distinct modes of exploitation, at least for the territory of the European Union and for a minimum period of five years. This minimum term is reduced to three years for audiovisual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer of its tasks

Article R721-17

Decisions concerning the creation, characteristics, withdrawal or cancellation of banknotes and coins issued by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are taken by the Supervisory Board.The Institut d'ém…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer of its tasks

Article R721-16

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer has the exclusive right to issue banknotes and coins in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. These banknotes and coins are legal tende…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Industrial plants operating continuously.

Article L3132-10

…ion of the weekly rest period to the employees concerned, the work to which this derogation applies and, for each of these jobs, the maximum duration of the working period referred to in 1°.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Role of the Government Commissioner

Article R2135-19

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph of II of Article L. 2135-15, the Government Commissioner shall refer the matter to the Chairman of the Association, by any means that confe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-11

…erations, the information provided for in article R. 2334-26. The provisions of articles R. 2334-24 and R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31, with the exception of II of article R. 2334-30, are applicable to the…

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