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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-41

The redemption by the fund of its units and the issue of new units may be temporarily suspended by the management company when exceptional circumstances so require and if the interests of the unithold…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-40

…of the national section of the art cinemas commission;3° Four representatives of cinema exhibitors;4° Three representatives of distributors of cinematographic works;5° One representative of producers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-4

In the case provided for in 2° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person specifies the identity, address and driving licence reference of the person who was presumed to be driving the vehicle when the offence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

…gulations or articles of association, the units or shares issued by the specialised finance vehicle may give rise to requests for redemption by their holders or shareholders and the debt securities is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…tion for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 511-41 on behalf of several credit institutions or investment firms belonging to the same group and esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-4

In the event of absence or impediment, the members of the Board of Directors are replaced by alternates elected under the same terms and conditions and for the same duration as themselves.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-41

The Film Ombudsman or his representative may attend meetings of the Art Cinema Commission in an advisory capacity.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

The person under investigation or the witness may, within ten days of being informed of the content of the geolocation operations carried out within the framework provided for in article 230-40, conte…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-23

Applications for aid may be submitted:1° Either by the writer-director who wrote or co-wrote the script for the short film he or she is directing;2° Or by the production company.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: The national judicial interception platform

Article 230-45

…rceptions. Unless technically impossible, requisitions and requests made pursuant to articles 60-2,74-2,77-1-2,80-4,99-4,100 à 100-7,230-32 à 230-44,706-95and 709-1-3 of this Code or Article 67 bis-2…

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