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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles

Article R121-1

The fee mentioned in 3° of article L. 114-1 is payable to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée by any person requesting the completion of formalities or the issue of information or docum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-10

…er the conditions laid down in the internal rules in accordance with the third paragraph of Article L. 225-37 of the Commercial Code and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application.Board mee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-121

The main purpose of forest savings companies is to acquire and manage forest assets. At least 60% of their assets consist of woodland or forests, shares in forestry groupings or companies whose sole p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-6

Reasons are given for the prefectoral order suspending or withdrawing approval. It is published in the recueil des actes administratifs of the prefecture of the department in which the registered offi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-2

To obtain approval, a sports association whose purpose is the practice of one or more physical or sporting activities must be affiliated to an approved sports federation. An association that contribut…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-5-1

If the activities of the sports association or the manner in which it pursues them fail to comply with the commitments set out in the Republican Commitment Contract it has signed, the Prefect of the d…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-4

The jurisdictional rules set out in this Code are a matter of public policy.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-9

The judge may, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 446-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure , exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hearing. In this case, the judge sha…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-15

The parties are notified of the decision by the court clerk's office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the decision is sent on the same day by simple letter to the partie…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

In matters of jurisdiction, any court other than the enforcement judge must declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction. The enforcement judge may neither modify the terms of the cour…

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