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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…ere the show is being staged, the points are not awarded. II. - The "Performers" group is allocated 10 points if the majority of the performers in the show meet the nationality condition set out in b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-1

…ppointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 or L. 22-10-66, may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board to make a free allotment of exis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-87

…to meet the requirements of article 1832 of the Civil Code or articles L. 225-1, L. 226-1 and L. 22-10-2 of this code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-4

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Merger

Article L214-111

…ies under the same conditions as those applicable to the merger auditors pursuant to article L. 236-10 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article L582-4

…ion of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954, under the conditions set out in article L. 121-10.It is empowered to issue stateless persons with the documents necessary to enable them to carry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-17

…he time of the first elections or in the event of the new elections provided for in article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the members or pairs of members of the territorial council whose ter…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-5

…all be stayed in the event of a referral to the disciplinary chamber provided for in Article L. 422-10.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment, compensation for damages and forced execution

Article R623-23

…umer group defined by the judge pursuant to article L. 623-4. Any sum received under article L. 623-10 is immediately filed by the association acting on the basis of article L. 623-1 on the account me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article R214-239

…s that all the conditions set out in Article 318 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 are met.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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