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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-3

…delay, of the acquisition of control by the AIF and of the information mentioned in Article D. 214-32-7-2. The AIF or its management company shall ensure that this is the case.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-34

…le In the wording resulting from L. 54-10-1 and L. 54-10-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 54-10-3 to L. 54-10-5 Order no. 2020-1544 of 9 December 2020 II.For the application of the articles mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…y making an employee available on a temporary basis under the conditions set out in Article L. 8241-3 of the French Labour Code may deduct the salaries, related social security charges and professiona…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title IV: The judicial oath.

Article 321

The oath is taken by the party in person and at the hearing. If the party proves that he is unable to travel, the oath may be taken either before a judge appointed for the purpose who shall travel, as…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Termination of proceedings.

Article 384

Except in cases where this effect results from the judgment, proceedings are extinguished incidentally to the action by the effect of a settlement, acquiescence, discontinuance of the action or, in no…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Interruption of proceedings.

Article 369

Proceedings are interrupted by:- the majority of a party;- the cessation of the lawyer's duties where representation is compulsory;- the effect of the judgment pronouncing the safeguard, the judicial…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 396

Any tutelary office may be withdrawn because of the unfitness, negligence, misconduct or fraud of the person to whom it has been entrusted. The same applies where a dispute or conflict of interests pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…d may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31 March of the yea…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-3

…ction of Refugees and Stateless Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16. However, if necessary and by way of derogation from article R. 531-15, the perso…

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