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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

The State, subject to Articles L. 313-18 to L. 313-20, credit institutions, finance companies, other commercial companies, alternative investment funds governed by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-7

Subject to the provisions of article L. 6145-12, unclaimed items are handed over, one year after the departure or death of their holder, to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in the case of sums o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-8

The Agency employs staff governed by titles II, III or IV of the general status of civil servants as well as the staff mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1, teachers at the national veterinary…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-2

I.-A "securitisation vehicle" is a legal entity, with or without legal personality, other than an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, which bears insurance risks ceded to it by an insurance or reins…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the European Commission, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the supervisory authorities of the other Membe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-2

Proceeds from the tax on ticket prices for screenings organised in cinematographic establishments mentioned in article L. 115-1, collected on the occasion of the showing of cinematographic or audiovis…

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

Article R261-1

Any transaction enabling a person who is not subject to the obligation to seek ongoing exploitation laid down in article L. 132-27 of the French Intellectual Property Code and who is not a co-producer…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-5

When the sums that cannot be seized come from a debt that does not fall due periodically, the account holder may, upon providing proof of the origin of the sums, request that the amount thereof be mad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-2

An intermediary who has satisfied the obligations set out in the seventh and eighth paragraphs of Article L. 228-1 may, by virtue of a general securities management mandate, transmit for a meeting the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-34

In the event of a capital increase for cash, with the exception of that reserved for employees on the basis of article L. 225-138-1, new preference shares without voting rights and with the same right…

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