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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-2

The opening of safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings, as well as any enforcement proceedings and any equivalent legal proceedings opened under foreign law against an electronic money inst…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7-2

I.-The regions may, with the approval of their public accountant and by written agreement, entrust the granting of aid provided for in Article L. 1511-2 as well as the collection of revenue or payment…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-1

The monthly remuneration of jobseekers and self-employed workers who complete an approved training course on a part-time basis under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 6341-2 is equal,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article R214-234-1

The securitisation mutual fund may issue negotiable debt securities and bonds or debt securities issued on the basis of foreign law. The fund rules specify the characteristics and terms of issue of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-2

The effective management of the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 is ensured by at least two persons who must satisfy the conditions laid down in Article L. 322-2. These undertakings desi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-15

In return for the granting of aid for the production and preparation of long-term cinematographic works, production companies ensure the preservation of these works to enable them to be exploited on a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

The condition set out in Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to the production method

Article 211-14

Long-length cinematographic works must be produced by at least one delegated production company.For the purposes of granting production aid for the same work, this status may only be granted to a maxi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-1

I. - The loans referred to in 3a of article L. 511-6 may be granted when the lending company or a member of its group, on the one hand, and the borrowing company or a member of its group, on the other…

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