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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-119

Decisions on placing, maintaining and amending judicial supervision shall be taken by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor. These decisions may be taken both under the procedure provided for in Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-11

Where the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement using the standard formula proves inappropriate for an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, because the risk profile of that undertaking devi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-110

…ransfer of the registered office outside the jurisdiction of the court at the registry of which the legal entity was registered, a copy of the articles of association or the grouping contract is filed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission for aid to music videos

Article 311-110

A specialised committee is responsible for giving an opinion on applications for selective financial aid for music video production.This committee is made up of twelve members, including a chairman, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-11

Where the debtor is a member of a professional order or authority, that order or authority shall inform the registry and the bodies of the proceedings of the person authorised to represent it. In the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-11

All payments or proposed distributions shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of recovery costs, with a clear indication that any interested party may have them verified by the registry of the e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112

This Title applies to any person of full age who is established in the course of the proceedings to be the subject of a legal protection measure under the conditions laid down in Title XI of Book I of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-112

The application for authorisation of a mutual insurance company may be drawn up and filed by the association with which the founders of the company intend to enter into a reinsurance treaty under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-11

Undertakings may not acquire buildings encumbered by rights in rem representing more than 65% of their value, or grant rights in rem over their buildings, unless exceptionally authorised by the Autori…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-11

Grants for writing projects for immersive works are awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targe…

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