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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-149

…chosen from a list drawn up by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée; 2° The reading committees responsible for selecting projects for a second or third feature-length fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

…mount of these securities remains below €100 million and that they have not published a prospectus ;2° Securitisation undertakings, if they publicly explain why they do not consider it appropriate to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…aration provided for in Article L. 561-15 under the conditions prescribed by the applicable legislative or regulatory provisions or when they have communicated information to the department mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Article L3113-2

…re decided by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the departmental council, which gives its opinion within six weeks of the matter being referred to it. On expiry of this period, its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate

Article L313-2

…institutions and finance companies used to calculate the applicable rate when the creditor is an individual not acting for business purposes are the average effective rates for loans granted to indivi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-24

…R. 221-23. This declaration is mentioned in the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-28

…d even before the start of the seizure operations, the handing over of one or more objects to a receiver designated by the judge. If one of the items seized is a land motor vehicle, it may, subject to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-21

…R. 221-10, the bailiff may seize assets held by…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-25

…party was not present at the seizure, a copy of the document is served on the third party, who is given eight days to inform the bailiff of any previous seizure of the same property and to provide th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-27

The third party may refuse custody of the seized assets. They may ask to be relieved of custody at any time. The bailiff appoints a custodian and removes the goods.

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