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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-3

The manufacturer is required to update the risk analysis and management system referred to in Article R. 5211-23-2 by analysing all elements relating to the medical devices he manufactures and taking…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HJ

In the event of non-compliance with the condition of exclusivity of their activity, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HI

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HE may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…nal du cinéma et de l'image animée, excluding:Works appearing on the list provided for in l'article L. 311-2 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée;Cinematographic or audiovisual works usable for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HH

The shares subscribed for must be in registered form. No single person may hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital of a company defined in article 238 bis HE. This last provision is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HE

For the assessment of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions to the capital of limited companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law and whose sole activity is t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HK

Capital gains realised on the disposal of shares in a company defined in article 238 bis HE as well as those withdrawn from the redemption by the said company of its own shares are subject to the rule…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HM

A decree sets out the procedures for applying articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HL, in particular the procedures for issuing approvals, reporting obligations and, where applicable, the standard clauses o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HG

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HE must make their investments in the form of:a. Subscriptions to the capital of companies that are subject to corporation tax under ordinary law and whose sol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HL

In the event that the company is dissolved or its capital is reduced, the Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Budget may order the tax reduction provided for in article 199 unvicies the year in…

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