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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Exploitation on on-demand audiovisual media services

Article L232-1

The contract concluded by a publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for the acquisition of rights relating to the making available to the public of a cinematographic work shall specify the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-36

A person who has lost a receipt or warrant may request and obtain by order of the judge, by proving his ownership and giving security, a duplicate in the case of the receipt, payment of the secured de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions

Article L123-1

Banknotes and coins are protected as intellectual works by articles L. 122-4 and L. 335-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code. The issuing authorities are vested with the author's rights.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L752-2

As soon as a debtor applies to a personal over-indebtedness commission, it informs the Banque de France for the purposes of registration in the file.The same obligation is incumbent on the registry of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L752-1

The companies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2 are required to declare to the Banque de France, under conditions specified by decree, any payment incidents that have occurred under…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L752-3

The file lists the measures of the conventional recovery plan mentioned in Article L. 732-2. These measures are communicated to the Banque de France by the Commission. The registration is kept for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Capital increases

Article L212-15

Companies may carry out capital increases by issuing shares reserved for employees under the terms and conditions set out either in Articles L. 225-187 to L. 225-197 of the French Commercial Code or i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-8

I. - The head office of any payment institution must be located in the same national territory as its registered office.II. - Any payment institution authorised in France carries out at least part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-6

…t services, payment institutions must obtain authorisation which is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-10

The payment institution must comply with the conditions of its authorisation at all times. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of any change in the conditions governi…

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