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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Companies authorised to grant certain guarantees

Article R518-69

The granting of partial guarantees by companies approved on the basis of article L. 313-21-1 or by companies selected to contribute to the creation of activities or the development of jobs within the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

Locations and local authority groupings with their own tax system may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, totally or partially exempt, for the portion of pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Compensation for breach of business confidentiality

Article L152-6

…material and promotional investments that he or she made as a result of the infringement. The court may, as an alternative and at the request of the injured party, award damages in the form of a lump…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-6

…on. The Citizens' Reserve for Territorial Cohesion is part of the civic reserve provided for by Law 2017-86 of 27 January 2017 on equality and citizenship. It is governed by Articles 1 to 5 of the sam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-6

…hiatrist in the institution receiving a person undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to article L. 3212-1 certifies in a medical certificate or, when it is not possible to examine the person concerned,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-6

…be consulted by the Conseil national de l'ordre before setting the fees provided for in article L. 4122-2. The audit committee's report on the accounts of the councils and on the setting of fees is p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 221-6

Derogations from the 50% threshold for public financial aid may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 70% and at the reasoned request of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 722-6

…blishers established in France for less than two years. Exceptions to the aforementioned time limit may be granted for works that can provide evidence of contracts for the acquisition of exploitation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6

…for each jurisdiction of a court of appeal. However, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, may proceed with groupings, following the opinion of the national company and after consultation, by…

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