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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29

…respect of which the payments due have not been made shall cease to entitle the holder to admission and voting rights at shareholders' meetings and shall be deducted for the purposes of calculating th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-21

The shares remain negotiable after the dissolution of the company and until the close of liquidation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: College

Article R3211-2

The College provided for in Article L. 3211-9 shall be composed of three members of the staff of the establishment where the patient is admitted. The formation of each panel is determined by the direc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: CASE OF A FOREIGNER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR A STATE WITH WHICH THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS IS APPLICABLE

Article L615-2

Articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge of the decision provided for in article L. 615-1 when the foreign national who is the subject of it is under house arrest pursuant to art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-2

…surrender to the competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation any foreign…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article D421-20

The list mentioned in articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10 includes level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-27

…teristics of the project presented so require :1° The reading committees may postpone their opinion and, where appropriate, propose to the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animé…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-25

…d is the subject of two decisions:1° A provisional decision accepting the principle of granting aid;2° A definitive decision to grant aid once the amount of aid has been determined.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-28

…e two pre-production production aid commissions, four members of one or other of these commissions, and representatives of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-24

Aid may not be requested for projects for which a decision has been taken not to grant selective aid for the production of short-lived audiovisual works, as provided for in sub-section 5.

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