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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-5

Subject toArticle L. 225-106 of the Commercial Code, the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 (3) may, under a general securities management mandate, transmit a shareholder's vote o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

The judge shall carry out all useful investigations, even of his own motion. He shall have the right to hear, without formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 29

A third party may be authorised by the judge to consult the case file and have a copy issued to him, if he can justify a legitimate interest.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 26

The judge may base his decision on all the facts relating to the case before him, including those that may not have been alleged.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 28

The judge may rule without debate.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 25

The judge rules on non-contentious matters when, in the absence of litigation, he is seized of a claim which the law requires, by reason of the nature of the case or the status of the claimant, to be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

(1) (Repealed)2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

The State, subject to Articles L. 313-18 to L. 313-20, credit institutions, finance companies, other commercial companies, alternative investment funds governed by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-32

The provisional approval decision is notified to the video game creation company or, in the event of joint creation, to the video game creation companies. This decision mentions the date of receipt of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-30

The application for provisional approval is submitted by the video game creation company. If the video game is created jointly, it is the responsibility of each game creation company to submit an appl…

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