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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-34

…not, unless otherwise stipulated, transfer the receivables represented by the deposit slips in any form whatsoever.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R212-4

…transmission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the last revenue declaration form or the equivalent file.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-104

Shareholders' meetings are convened in accordance with the forms and deadlines laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. Any meeting that is improperly convened may be annulled. However, an action fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-22

…y negotiations that took place prior to the cancellation decision, if the securities are regular in form. However, the purchaser may exercise a warranty claim against his seller.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-47

The sending of detained individuals, with a view to a confrontation, must be requested in the forms provided for in articles 696-8 and 696-9. The request shall be granted, unless special consideration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The banques populaires

Article L571-10

…the French Penal Code for any company other than those mentioned in article L. 512-2 to use, in any form whatsoever, the title or description of "banque populaire".

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 822-1

In order to obtain the aid, cinema operators must submit an electronic form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, accompanied, where appropriate, by any documents describing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-24-4

…e interconnection of the various waste collection, sorting and recycling operations, whether in the form of by-products or energy.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1051

It may also be submitted without form to the public prosecutor, who will refer the matter to the competent court.However, if the public prosecutor intends to oppose the application, he will inform the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2467

If no creditor requests the auction within the prescribed time and form, the value of the property is definitively fixed at the stipulated price or the declared value. The property is consequently rel…

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