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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-25

The contract for the issue of bonds issued by a credit institution whose sole purpose is to refinance promissory notes complying with the provisions of articles L. 313-42 to L. 313-49 shall explicitly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-22

A charge on real property, conferring a guarantee equivalent to a 1st ranking mortgage within the meaning of article L. 313-42, is one that gives the creditor, regardless of the debtor's legal situati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-20

…tgage loans where the property financed or provided as collateral is a residential property. In the case of loans to finance the construction of housing or both the acquisition of building land and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-24

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, eligible guaranteed loans are those for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Committee members.

Article R4643-28

…be a member of the board of the national committee or of a regional prevention committee unless he can prove that he has practised a profession, trade or salaried activity in the building and public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Committee members.

Article R4643-29

…allow employees who are members of a board of a committee of the organisation the time necessary to carry out their duties. The organisation shall ensure that the persons concerned continue to receive…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-23

Production companies may only invest the sums exceptionally entered in their automatic accounts until 31 December 2022. Failing this, production companies will lose their right to invest them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-22

By way of derogation from article 9 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…ealings with eligible counterparties, ISPs shall act honestly, fairly and professionally and communicate accurately, clearly and in a manner that is not misleading, taking into account the nature of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of regional cooperation between the French West Indies and French Guiana

Article R*4433-30

The conference is chaired by a delegate for regional cooperation in the Antilles-Guyane zone, appointed by decree. It is made up of members of the management committees of the regional cooperation fun…

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