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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: The Standing Conference on Women's Sport

Article D142-39

The Standing Conference on Women's Sport may be consulted at the request of the Minister responsible for Sport, the Minister responsible for Women's Rights, the Minister responsible for the Economy or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-7

Financial securities admitted to the operations of a central depository may be registered in a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, unless the issuer decides oth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-7

I. - The sums referred to in article L. 221-5 are centralised by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in a fund managed by it and known as the savings fund.II. - Caisse des dépôts et consignations,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-175

I. - The rules and regulations or the articles of association of the organisation shall stipulate the duration of the financial years, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification

Article L311-6

The decision to classify a hotel is taken, at the request of the operator, by the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 under conditions laid down by decree.The hotel is classified in a category accordin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

The members of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres are subject to an obligation of impartiality. On taking up their duties, the members of the Commission shall inform the Chairman of: 1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-1

Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority, including where it is acting as a contracting entity, with a legal person governed by public or private law are subject to the rules laid down in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to original French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in application of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 19…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-20

…formance of the duties of deputy mayor of municipalities, municipal councillor of municipalities of 100,000 inhabitants or more or member of special delegations who acts as deputy are set by reference…

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