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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-16

…312-14 and 312-15 may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-31

If they represent at least one tenth of the share capital, members may, in a common interest, instruct one or more of them, at their own expense, to represent them to support, both as plaintiff and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-31

…rnment Commissioner and the representative of the Banque de France referred to in article R. 721-34 may participate.It shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-31

…xcluding tax. In the case provided for in the first paragraph, the liquidator's remuneration, which may not be less than €75,000 excluding tax, shall be determined by the magistrate of the court of ap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-52

…e production companies made before registration on the list of reference works, the sums calculated may be distributed and entered in accordance with different procedures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-31

…d without effect lapses. However, if justification is provided before the expiry of this period, it may be extended by decision of the competent administrative authority referred to in Article L. 5126…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-31

…s shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Essential operational functions may not be outsourced in such a way as to seriously impair the quality of the electronic money insti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations.

Article L5215-31

Within the perimeter of the conurbation in which the urban community exercises its powers, roads may be redistributed between the State, the département and the urban community. The corresponding clas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-31

Establishments or organisations benefiting from the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1243-6 may sell tissues, their derivatives, cells or cell therapy preparations to manufacturers of in vitro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-31

The accounting officer may, under his responsibility, delegate his signature to one or more agents whom he constitutes his authorised representatives.The accounting officer is responsible for the oper…

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