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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-5

The persons referred to in Article L. 562-4 are prohibited from making funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of persons whose funds or economic resources…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions

Article L513-11

Notwithstanding any legislative provisions to the contrary, and in particular those of Book VI of the French Commercial Code : 1. Sums arising from loans or similar claims, exposures, securities and d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions.

Article R513-9

…nt required for admission to regulated markets shall mention the benefit of this preferential right and the certificate provided for in IV of article R. 513-16.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions.

Article R513-10

The ancillary costs referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 513-11 include insurance and bonding costs, sums due to the guarantee fund for social accession and home ownership referred to in &l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

The following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in Article L. 354-1, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of establishments providing the public hospital service

Article R6112-5

…the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to carry out one of the actions mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of III of Article L. 6112-2, its multiannual contract of objectives and resources is the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-40

…nt amending the Articles of Association is filed by one of the legal representatives with the Trade and Companies Register in which the company is registered. Until this formality has been completed,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D212-71

…f the tariff categories is associated with one of the following four tariff families:1° Free tariff;2° School tariff;3° Unlimited tariff;4° Other tariff.Free admissions may not give rise to the paymen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-1

…ods for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies and distribution companies are entitled, due to the commercial representation of cinematographic wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-35-3

…ests for authorisation to access connection data sent to the controller of connection data requests and authorisations issued by the latter shall be destroyed under the same conditions.

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