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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-2

Article Annexe 1-5-2

…city of the signing legal representative 2. Purpose of the declaration Declares that the balance sheet and notes for the year ended, which are separate from the other accounting documents and which ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-11

…the Treasury, or his representative, shall sit on all panels of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution without voting rights. He shall not attend the deliberations of the Enforcement Com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-10

…ory board, the resolution board or the Enforcement Committee of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must inform the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution :…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article D612-1

…the AMF, the Vice-Chairman and the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee, receive a fee for each meeting, the amount of which is set in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Supervisory Board…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-4

…rseas France, after an adversarial procedure, when the condition justifying its issue is no longer met.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-23

…orruption, may exercise the rights granted to the civil party in respect of the following offences: 1° Offences reflecting a breach of the duty of probity, punishable under Articles 432-10 to 432-15 o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation based on selection for festivals

Article 721-17

Sums are calculated for the selection at festivals of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 when the following conditions are met:1° The cinematographic work has no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

…of the direct allocation is equal to 15% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 25% when:1° The production company meets the following conditions:a) It has produced at least one cinematogra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-76

Direct allocations are subject to the same payment and repayment conditions as investment allocations, of which they are an accessory.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of sums in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-6

…arti…

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