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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-2

The notification referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-1 shall contain the following information:1° The consequences of the transaction on voting rights ;2° The terms of the acquisition of control, in pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…aisse des Dépôts et Consignations, within the framework of the missions mentioned in Article L. 518-2, may, after authorisation from the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget and by wri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-2

A legitimate holder of a business secret is one who lawfully has control of it.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Automatic financial aid

Article 232-3

Automatic financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas leads to the allocation of investment allowances.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Solvency requirements

Article L385-2

Supplementary occupational pension funds must at all times comply with a solvency margin calculated in accordance with procedures defined by regulation.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

…ation assigned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomenclature for customs clearance o…

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

Article D331-2

For the application of a of 1 of II of article 220 sexies of the General Tax Code, cinematographic or audiovisual works that meet the following conditions are considered to have been produced entirely…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-2

The personal data recorded in the automated processing mentioned in Article R. 142-1 are: 1° Digitised images of the photograph and fingerprints of the ten fingers of visa applicants, collected by Fre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Criminal provisions

Article L752-20

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Criminal provisions

Article L753-20

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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