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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R212-26

…tituent agreement of a programming group or agreement within a period of no more than fifteen days, and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will issue an amending authorisation under th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-11

…cipal commission provided for in article L. 2511-20 the information indicated in articles R. 2511-8 and R. 2511-9, under the same conditions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-15

…ission provided for in article L. 2511-20 comprises one representative of each arrondissement mayor and an equal number of representatives of the commune mayor. The municipal commission draws up its o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-12

…mayors or the municipal commission with the information mentioned in articles R. 2511-8, R. 2511-9 and R. 2511-11. These dwellings are allocated or proposed for allocation under the conditions set ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-13

…of the municipality. The mayor of the municipality periodically sends all the arrondissement mayors and the municipal committee an updated list of housing applications, after eliminating double counti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-14

…beginning of each year, the mayor of the municipality draws up a detailed report on the allocation and proposed allocation of housing during the previous year. This report shows, for each arrondissem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-10

…commune after consulting the arrondissement mayors. The provisions laid down in articles R. 2511-8 and R. 2511-9 then apply for each arrondissement or group of arrondissements.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers (R).

Article R2511-16

…g the opinion of the arrondissement councils, the city council shall draw up the list of rehousings and the conditions for the allocation, by arrondissement or group of arrondissements, of dwellings w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

I.- Applications for invalidation of trademarks based on Articles L. 711-2, L. 715-4 and L. 715-9 shall be filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property by any natural person or legal entit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

…ided, it does not contain sufficient information to enable investors to make an investment decision and clearly indicates that: a) It does not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe or acqu…

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