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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-23

Credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms must deposit Treasury bills belonging to them with the Banque de France if the total nominal amount of these bills exceeds €750.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-25

Subscriptions made by current account holders give rise to a credit to their account equal to the amount of the bonds subscribed, without the physical issue of forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-28

Transfer orders are exempt from stamp duty.

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French Commercial codeIn force
SCHEDULE 5-3 (Annex to Article A. 526-6)

Article Annexe

MODEL OF DEED OF WAIVER OF PROTECTION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF AN INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR I.-Identity of the sole trader waiving protection of his personal assets and of the beneficiary of the waiv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-3

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals shall be exercised under the conditions laid down by the laws and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31

I. - When drawn up in writing, the declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 shall be made using a form, the details of which shall be determined by order of the Minister for the Economy.This decla…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-23

The producer of an audiovisual work is the natural or legal person who takes the initiative and responsibility for making the work.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25

Remuneration of authors is due for each mode of exploitation. Subject to the provisions of Article L. 131-4, when the public pays a price to receive communication of a specific and individualisable au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-29

Unless otherwise agreed, each of the authors of the audiovisual work may freely dispose of that part of the work which constitutes his or her personal contribution with a view to its exploitation in a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

The contract authorising the communication to the public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the tr…

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