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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 371

…l party against the accused, or by the acquitted accused against the civil party, after the parties and the public prosecutor have been heard. The court may appoint one of its members to hear the part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30-1

An individual retirement savings plan may be registered and subsequently distributed as a pan-European individual retirement savings product if it meets the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses

Article R313-3

Insurance companies, mutual insurance companies and provident institutions authorised to carry out insurance business in France, as well as insurance organisations that have received authorisation fro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-39

The contracts provided for in article L. 313-36, which benefit from the same exchange rate advantages as the bills they replace, may not be opposed.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-37

…o the rediscounting organisation, in accordance with the agreements entered into between the latter and the lending institution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-38

…tered into or bills subscribed to in order to realise the advances; it also relates to all interest and ancillary costs as well as to the guarantees associated with these advances, even if they result…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-36

Medium-term advances granted by a credit institution and at least part of which is subject to a rediscount agreement with the issuing institution may give rise to the signature by the borrower of cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-35

…e investment policy that the undertaking for collective investment in real estate intends to pursue and its financing options, in particular the use of debt.II. - In accordance with the conditions lai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-39

…t may take out loans up to a limit of 40% of the value of the real estate assets mentioned in 1° to 3° and 5° of I of article L. 214-36.To determine this limit, account is taken of all loans and debts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-33

Undertakings for collective real estate investment take the form of either variable-capital real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable) or r…

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