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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-1

…he AIF or its management company shall notify the acquisition of control to :1° the company concerned ;2° To the shareholders of the company concerned whose identity and contact details are made avail…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian.

Article D214-32-4-2

Pursuant to Article L. 214-24-7, the appointment of a depositary established in a third country is subject to : 1° The existence of arrangements for cooperation and exchange of information between the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-5, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-2

I.-The decision to suspend and, where applicable, to lay off a director with immediate effect referred to in article L. 1332-3 of the Labour Code, taken pursuant to article L. 631-13-8, shall be notif…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-4

The following may exceptionally be considered as art house films:1° A recent film that has met the demands of the critics and the approval of the public and can be considered to have made a significan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-5

The list of arthouse cinematographic works is drawn up by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consultation with cinema professionals and leading figur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-8

The AIF or its management company shall inform of its intentions regarding the activity of the company concerned and the possible repercussions on employment, in particular any significant change in e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1

The AMF shall ensure that the notification file provided for in Article L. 214-24-2 is complete. It shall send the file to the competent authorities of the host Member State in which the units or shar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-9

The AIF or its management company shall provide the AMF and the AIF's unitholders or shareholders with information relating to the financing of the acquisition of the company concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article D2213-1-1-3

Practitioners with foreign diplomas from outside the European Union are authorised to issue death certificates from the second year of their skills consolidation course, by delegation and under the re…

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