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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-34

…cope of the control of public aid by Community legislation, the project is notified to the European Commission at the initiative of the supervisory authority. In this case, the deadline for approval s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23

…with the conditions set out in the Delegated Regulation and Implementing Regulation of the European Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 12 of Article 35 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the Eur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mediation.

Article R742-20

…t representative shipowners' and seafarers' trade unions at national level, sitting on the National Commission for Merchant Navy Collective Agreements. It is published in the Official Journal. The lis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-59

…tor, the Head of the Division, the Head of Department and the Chairman of the Institutional Medical Commission;3° Or to another post in the same discipline, in accordance with the provisions of the se…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-8

When the committees decide after consulting reading committees or readers, the members of the reading committees or readers are subject to the obligations resulting from this chapter. These obligation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Letters rogatory to foreign countries

Article 734-2

The Public Prosecutor's Office at the issuing court shall immediately forward the letter rogatory to the Minister of Justice for transmission, unless by virtue of a treaty the transmission must be mad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-6

Appointments are made for three years and published in the Official Journal.In its rules of procedure, the Supervisory Board sets out the procedures for preventing conflicts of interest, in particular…

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

Article 311-84

The granting of aid is subject to an initial decision taken after consulting the relevant specialised committee.This decision establishes the principle of granting aid and sets the amount. It is taken…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-3

The Assembly of Corsica sits at the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. However, by decision of its standing committee, it may meet in any other place in Corsica. It meets as of right…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4-1

The fees charged by credit institutions, referred to in the first sentence of article L. 312-1-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, may not exceed €8 per transaction and €80 per month per bank accoun…

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