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Showing 23812390 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…of the additional capital set by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the procedures surrounding the decision of the Autorité to impose an additional capital requirement.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-24

Production aid may not have the effect of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works, audiovisual works and video games, to more than 50% of the fin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

In the case of production, project development aid may not have the effect of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works and audiovisual works, to m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-4

…is clearly explained. Guarantees relating to periodic or additional premiums paid are specified; b) Duration of the commitments giving rise to the constitution of a diversification reserve with, where…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Ad hoc curators and ad hoc guardians

Article 455

…ition to those of the protected person or who cannot provide assistance or act on his or her behalf due to the limitations of his or her mission shall have an ad hoc curator or ad hoc guardian appoint…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 460

1. A tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee is set up to issue an opinion on the transactions referred to in Article 350 a of this Code.2. This committee is made up, under the chairman…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 437

…e disregarded. If the hearing is continued in its regular form, no nullity based on its previous conduct may subsequently be pronounced, even of his own motion.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 443

The public prosecutor, as an added party, has the last word. If it considers that it cannot speak immediately, it may request that its hearing be postponed to a future hearing.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 480

…mines in its operative part all or part of the principal issue, or a judgment which rules on a procedural objection, a plea in bar or any other incident, shall, as soon as it is given, have the force…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 441

Even in cases where representation is compulsory the parties, assisted by their representative, may themselves make oral submissions.The court has the power to deprive them of the floor if passion or…

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