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

Article 231-30

…n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre national du…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-30

The purchaser may not award the innovation partnership on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. It shall negotiate the initial tenders and all subsequent tenders with a view to improvi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-30

Redemption of non-voting preference shares must take place before redemption of ordinary shares.The same applies to a preference dividend that has not been paid in full.A full or partial redemption of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Offences concerning public limited companies

Article L242-30

…nalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to members o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-30

The bearer of the separate warrant receipt may, even before maturity, pay the claim secured by the warrant. If the bearer of the warrant is not known or if, being known, he does not agree with the deb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-30

…However, the Treasury retains its lien for claims that it was not required to register on the date of the opening judgment and for claims collected after that date if such claims are declared under t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-30

As an exception to the provisions of article D. 312-27, the lender may grant the borrower: 1° An extension of the repayment date, no more than twice a year; 2° In the event of temporary financial diff…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article R313-30

Under the conditions set out in article R. 313-4, the inherent risks and the conditions for granting the loans mentioned in article L. 313-64, are provided to the borrower in the European standardised…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-30

The Commission's opinions and recommendations are reasoned. The chairman of the commission communicates the opinion or recommendation to the minister responsible for consumer affairs, to the ministers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300 bis

A tax is hereby introduced on the provision, in France, of services for putting people in contact with each other by electronic means with a view to carrying out economic transactions that meet the fo…

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