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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

I. - 1. Companies meeting the conditions set out in Article 44 sexies-0 A are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made in respect of the first profitable financial year or tax period,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

A company qualifies as a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects when, at the close of the financial year, it simultaneously meets the following conditions:1° it is a s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

Summary of the list of supporting documents for local public expenditure Heading 0. Common documents 01. Capacity of authorising officer 02. Creditor's discharge in full 03. Payment of disputed claims…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-4

Former members of the Parliament of the Republic, the Assembly of the French Union and the Economic Council who have lost French nationality and acquired a foreign nationality by the effect of a gener…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-4

Customs detention is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor, who ensures that the detainee's legal rights are safeguarded. The Public Prosecutor may visit the premises to verify th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 322-4

Selective financial assistance is awarded for writing the design bible for a video game project, presenting the artistic and technical characteristics of the game project.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-4

…me expenses, receive both aid granted under this chapter and other aid granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for script rewriting

Article 411-32

Screenplay rewriting grants are awarded in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Support for video publishing

Article 422-32

Aid for video publishing may not have the effect of increasing the total amount of public financial aid to more than 50% of the final cost of publishing.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies

1. For the application of this code and its appendices, with the exception of 2 of article 206, 5° of 1 of article 635 and article 638 A, the sole trader referred to in articles L. 526-22 et seq. of t…

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