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Showing 8190 of 13064 articles for Art. CE 9-12-2022 n° 459206

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…older, his address and : a) if the account holder is a natural person, the first names, date and place of birth and, where applicable, the common name, if known to the drawee; b) In the case of a lega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-121

…d cash or cash equivalents.The woods and forests held by these companies must be managed in accordance with an approved simple management plan.Shares in forest savings companies are treated in the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-125

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of article L. 214-101, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets out the exchanges, disposals or creation of real rights relating to the forest assets of forest savings c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-124

Approval of the management company is subject to the prior opinion of the Centre national de la propriété forestière.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-123

At least 15% of the maximum capital of forest savings companies, as set out in their articles of association, must be subscribed by the public within two years of the opening date of the subscription.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-122

…raction of their assets to subsidising or guaranteeing loans granted by credit institutions or finance companies approved by the administrative authority to finance investment, development or exploita…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-12

If the sentenced person has already been remanded in custody, the sentence enforcement judge who receives a copy of the decision pursuant to article 723-15 examines the situation of the person concern…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

For the year 2022, by way of derogation from the second paragraph of article 721-12, the amount of the sums calculated for foreign sales companies in respect of commercial representation in cinemas is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-96

…which aid is requested;2° Turnover from the sale of food and beverages is understood to mean the proceeds from the sale of food and beverages in cinemas, excluding the sale of food and beverages in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-12

The public prosecutor who receives an admissible claim shall immediately inform the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance of the cancellation of the enforcement order in resp…

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