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Showing 601610 of 29123 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 November 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 April 2000 · Cass. com. 7 February 2006

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-19

The aid awarded in the form of a grant is intended to cover current cash flow requirements.The aid awarded in the form of an advance is intended to finance the works, investments or training referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-1

…ld in accounts opened specifically for this purpose under the conditions set out in Article L. 522-17. In the event of the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings against a pay…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…d, where applicable, to present the proposals provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 626-30-2 to the classes of parties affected. For the application of article L. 626-2-1, consultation is…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 30

In the case provided for in article 37 of the local civil code, the association's management shall be heard or invited to present its written observations before the court orders the convening of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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

Article L1424-30-1

In the event of the resignation of all the members of the Board of Directors or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the Chairman shall be responsible for the conduct of curren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-2

…tensive care unit is a neurologist who is a member of the medical team mentioned in article D. 6124-30-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-19

…r the identification of natural persons, provided for in the ninth paragraph of I of article L. 312-19, the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 312-19 may in particular ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-6

The fixed portion of the total remuneration of the persons referred to in Article L. 533-30 represents a sufficiently large portion of the total remuneration to allow the greatest possible flexibility…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-19

The members of the amicable dispute resolution committees and the appointed rapporteur must not have had previous experience of the case submitted to them.

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