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

Article 611-28

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Commission des aides à l'édition vidéographique.

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

Article 612-29

The decision to award a grant is taken on the advice of the Online Distribution Grants Committee.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-62

The representative of the general body shall notify the debtor company of his resignation by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Pharmaceutical establishments in public health establishments.

Article R5124-69

The activities of pharmaceutical establishments managed by public health establishments may only concern medicinal products that meet public health needs that are not already satisfied by medicinal pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-6

The balance sheet value of all securities issued, receivables other than those referred to in article R. 385-11, loans and securities not traded on a regulated market within the meaning of 11° of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67-1

…o dictate, in accordance with the conditions set out in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall determine t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-6

Articles L. 436-1 to L. 436-5 apply, depending on the case, to the application, issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors provided for by int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-6

…es account is maintained by the issuer when required by law or when the issuer so decides. In other cases, it is maintained by the issuer or by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, at the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-6

…ons is drawn up. This record shall contain, under penalty of nullity, the surnames, first names and capacities of the persons who attended the operations and of those into whose hands the assets were…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-6

…entity at the end of the contract, in return for a price agreed between the parties or, where applicable, free of charge.

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