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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-3

Reports drawn up in the course of investigations state the nature, date and place of the findings. They are signed by the investigator and the person concerned by the investigations. If the latter ref…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L175-3

Article L. 175-2 applies to the disposal of the majority of shares in a jointly-owned aircraft.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-3

…mixed financial holding company referred to in Article L. 356-2 is itself a subsidiary undertaking of another insurance or reinsurance undertaking, another insurance group company, another mutual gro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to meetings organised exceptionally by non-profit associations or groups

Article D214-3

…articles D. 214-1 and D. 214-2 keep an up-to-date list of the film screenings they organise under…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Global performance contract

Article R2171-3

To award a global performance contract, the purchaser will use a number of criteria, including the criterion of overall cost and one or more criteria relating to the performance objectives defined on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-33

Systematic internalisers shall make available to the public at least once a year, free of charge, data relating to the quality of execution of transactions executed within them. These periodic reports…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-32

…rders without operating a multilateral system. Its system must operate in accordance with Title III of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on marke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-3

In matters other than those mentioned in articles L. 2253-1 and L. 2253-2, the stipulations of the company agreement concluded before or after the date of entry into force of the industry-wide agreeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-3

To be eligible for support for authorship, authors must provide proof of:1° Writing or directing a work that has been supported by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° Artistic experi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 442-3

Aid is awarded in the form of a grant.It may also be decided that the author(s) of the project will be mentored by a member of the committee.

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