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Showing 13711380 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22

…le L. 214-20, which may be used solely for hedging purposes;3° The movable and immovable property necessary for the direct pursuit of its activity, when the feeder UCITS is a SICAV.The sub-fund of a U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…s marchés financiers any information that has come to their attention in the course of the performance of their duties in the situations and under the conditions defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-22

…tion which is a member of an international federation which has authorised it to organise the practice of a sporting discipline and for which another federation has been granted the delegation provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Development fund for the professional integration of disabled people

Article R5214-22

In compliance with the missions set out in article L. 5214-3, the agreement on objectives determines in particular: 1° The reciprocal commitments contributing to coherence between common law employmen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-6

…ks is awarded for the distribution of cinematographic works whose total distribution costs do not exceed €550,000. This amount is increased to €750,000 for a given work in the animation genre and for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-22

…on, disqualification or incapacity relating to their civic rights and that they do not hold any office that is incompatible with the office of industrial tribunal member. He provides documents proving…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-22

Enforcement of a confiscation order may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the confiscation order is based on criminal proceedings relating to offences committed in whole or in part withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-22

…ate organisation appoints a proxy to represent it throughout the various stages of the electoral procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…ngs and independent public authorities, to collect income or pay expenditure and to act in legal proceedings in the name and on behalf of the principal. The agency agreement must provide for accounts…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-5

…ivity if they have distributed at least three cinematographic works during each of the two years preceding the year of application;2° Have submitted an application for aid for a given work for at leas…

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