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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may obtain from the depositary, on simple request, all information obtained in the performance of its dutie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

Any holder of shares in a company may give a commitment to all of the company's employees to share with them part of the capital gain on the sale or repurchase of his shares on the day he sells or rep…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-11

When the consent provided for in article 342-10 is obtained, the female couple shall jointly acknowledge the child. Filiation is established, with regard to the woman giving birth, in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

The assisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-11

The accused may withdraw his appeal until he is questioned by the presiding judge as provided by Article 272. This withdrawal invalidates any cross-appeals lodged by the public prosecutor or the other…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-3

Financial aid is granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée jointly or in partnership with other public or private entities. The international agreements, regulatory texts or conven…

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

Article 312-11

For works of fiction, the application is submitted by one or more authors.For works of animation, the application is submitted jointly by one or more literary authors and one or more graphic authors.

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

Article 322-11

The grant is paid to the author or authors of the creative team in accordance with the agreements between them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-11

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the vote…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-11

The transfer is again subject to articles L. 23-10-7 to L. 23-10-9when it occurs more than two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 23-10-7. If during this two-year period t…

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