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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 122

…procedures set out in Article 112, or during one of the legal proceedings provided for in articles 217 and 219, 1426 and 1429, absence may be declared by the court at the request of any interested pa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Tax deductions and reductions for overseas investments

Article L333-3

…eductions from which they may benefit in respect of these same investments are governed by articles 217 duodecies and 244 quater Y of the French General Tax Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1743

…to obtaining the approvals provided for in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X and 244 quater Y or the prior authorisation…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 428

…spouses and the rules of matrimonial property regimes, in particular those provided for in articles 217, 219, 1426 and 1429 or, by another less restrictive protective measure.The measure shall be prop…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediators responsible for facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of authorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article R324-1

For the application of articles L. 132-20-2 et L. 217-3, a list of twenty mediators is drawn up by the Minister responsible for culture on the proposal of the approved collective management bodies app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R784-3

…013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-7-1 and R. 612-7-2n° 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015R. 612-9n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R782-5

…612-20-1 with the exception of paragraphs II to VIIn° 2020-1637 of 20 December 2020R. 612-21n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-21-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R783-5

…612-20-1 with the exception of paragraphs II to VIIn° 2020-1637 of 20 December 2020R. 612-21n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-21-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R784-5

…612-20-1 with the exception of paragraphs II to VIIn° 2020-1637 of 20 December 2020R. 612-21n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-21-1n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1-1

The rights related to copyright corresponding to the communication to the public and reproduction of a phonogram or videogram incorporated into a television or radio programme on an ancillary online s…

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