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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Procedure for marketing AIFs in an EU Member State other than France

Article L214-24-2

…s of an AIF established in the European Union and managed by a French portfolio management company; 2° Inform the European Securities and Markets Authority and the competent authority of the host Stat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-8

…r which investment approval or, where this is not requested, production approval, has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works benefiting from production advances after completion; 3° Long-l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

If the file is complete, the commission secretariat informs the applicant of the date and registration number of the application and the date by which the decision must be notified to the applicant. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-10

The ceiling provided for inArticle L. 3332-11 of the Labour Code is set at 16% of the annual amount of the ceiling provided for in Article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. The initial payment and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Deci…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

For the purposes of 2° of article L. 434-7, a dwelling is considered to be normal if it:1° Has a total living area of at least:a) in zones A bis and A: 22 m² for a household without children or two pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Obtaining a new residence permit with a change of reason

Article L433-6

…er than that for which he/she was issued with the residence permit or long-stay visa referred to in 2° of article L. 411-1, will be issued with the permit applied for when the conditions for issue, co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-5

…sentences of the second paragraph of I and the last seven paragraphs of III ofArticle L. 1434-10 ; 2° The first two and last paragraphs of Article L. 1432-1 ; 3° The third, fifth, ninth and eleventh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-4

…nal for every five children who do not walk and one professional for every eight children who walk; 2° Or a ratio of one professional for every six children. The establishment shall state in its opera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-1

…in 1° of Article L. 4313-2, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Proceeds from direct taxation/population;3° Actual operating revenue/population;4° Gross capital…

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