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Showing 581590 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-24

The investment of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account by foreign sales companies is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…a number of investors with a view to investing it, in the interests of these investors, in accordance with an investment policy which these AIFs or their management companies define ; 2° Are not UCIT…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-24

…conditions laid down by decree. The rules of the plan stipulate that membership by the employees concerned is compulsory. However, the liquidation mentioned in article L. 224-5 relieves the employee o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman

Article R112-24

With the exception of the transactions mentioned in 8° of article R. 112-23, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may delegate his signature, including the prerogatives h…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-24

…seized property, he shall inform the bailiff of this by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, unless he made a declaration to this effect at the time of the seizure. Within one month, it…

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

Article L228-24

…indicating the full name and address of the transferee, the number of shares or securities giving access to the capital whose transfer is envisaged and the price offered, shall be notified to the comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

Officers and agents of the judicial police, assigned to the judicial police services specially responsible for combating terrorism, may be authorised by name by the public prosecutor at the Paris cour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article L2316-24

The composition of works' social and economic committees is identical to that of the social and economic committee provided for in Articles L. 2314-1 to L. 2314-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-24

The financial burdens resulting for the territorial collectivity of Corsica from the competences transferred in application of the present title shall be the subject of an allocation by the State of r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance

Article R1125-24

The sponsor shall transmit to the investigators concerned any information likely to affect the safety of the donor, the person undergoing medically assisted procreation or the child born or to be born…

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