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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-12

…g the end of the financial year, the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall note, if applicable, the number and nominal amount of shares resulting from the conversion of preference shares, d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ormance, whether pre-existing or not, regardless of the presence or absence of an audience or the location of the recording. "Automatic financial aid": aid giving rise to the allocation of investment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterparts to financial aid

Article 121-2

…ocuments or documents serving as such;2° In return for financial aid for the modernisation of technical industries and technological innovation, beneficiaries must provide the Centre National du Ciném…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors" group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" group, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1…

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

Article L533-12-6

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall ensure and be able to demonstrate to the AMF that the natural persons who provide investment advice or information on finan…

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

Article L533-12-2

…erms of their type and their issuers or suppliers to ensure that the client's investment objectives can be met appropriately. The assessment is not limited to financial instruments issued or provided…

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

Article L533-12-7

…ent service providers may not send, directly or indirectly, by electronic means, promotional communications to clients who are likely to be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating…

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

Article L533-12-4

…re and amount of the payment or benefit referred to in the first subparagraph or, where this amount cannot be established, of the method of calculation, in a complete, accurate and comprehensible mann…

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

Article L533-12-1

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company offers an investment service together with another service or product as part of a package or as a condition of obtaining th…

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

Article L533-12-3

…rove the quality of the service provided to a customer and whose size and nature are such that they cannot be considered to interfere with the service provider's duty to act in the customer's best int…

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