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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D744-11

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D743-11

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-32-10n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-12no. 2020-286 of 21 March 2020D. 214-32-13 and D. 214…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…the performance of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2122-1 and L. 2122-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-108

…shares, accompanied, where applicable, by a reduction in the share capital pursuant to the article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, shall be completed in accordance with the rules laid down…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…e provisions apply to riders to annexes VIII and X to the regulations annexed to the agreement of 1 January 1997 relating to unemployment insurance signed after the entry into force of law no. 2002-31…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-13

…dure for identifying deceased persons, provided for by Article 1 of Decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 relating to the conditions for approval of persons authorised to carry out genetic fingerprint…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-12

Audiovisual works are made, in a minimum proportion fixed by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…m negotiable loans contracted from the entry into force of the law of 29 December 1929 and before 1 January 1965, by départements, communes, syndicates of communes and public establishments with the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-13

…raphic works are made, in a minimum proportion determined under the conditions set by the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application of article 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying dow…

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