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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49-2

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in particular Articles L. 640-4 and L. 640-5 of the French Commercial Code, compulsory liquidation proceedings instituted by Book VI of the French Commer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49-3

Where warranted by the implementation of resolution measures, the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, at the request of the collège de résolution, may ask any court to st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4-2

The penalties incurred are increased to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of one million euros when the offences provided for in articles L. 163-3, L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 are committed by an organis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-18

Production companies meet the conditions for eligibility for financial aid, as applicable: 1° For the preparation of feature-length cinematographic works, as provided for in article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-11

Other than the death of the person in respect of whom family habilitation has been issued, it is terminated:1° By the person concerned being placed under legal protection, curatorship or guardianship;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

The administrative authority shall notify the employer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-4

I. - The provisions of this sub-paragraph cease to apply when one of the following conditions is met: 1° The establishment-relais merges with another person ; 2° The bridge institution no longer meets…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-3

Professionals practising in the same public or private health establishment or in several different establishments within the same territorial hospital grouping mentioned in article L. 6132-1, within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conformity

Article R752-44-1

The certificate of conformity provided for in Article L. 752-23 for the projects mentioned in article R. 752-44 :1° For projects not requiring planning permission:a) The commercial operating authorisa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article L522-37-4

The pledge of goods represented by a warehousing receipt constituted by the holder of this title is established with regard to third parties as well as with regard to the contracting parties by its en…

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