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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-5

In the event of default by the debtor, the assignee may set off the amount of the sum assigned, plus any fruits and interest, against the secured claim. Where appropriate, the assignee returns the exc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-4

Where the assignee does not have free disposal of the sum assigned, the fruits and interest produced by it increase the basis of the guarantee, unless otherwise agreed. Where the assignee has free dis…

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

Article 231-17

The bonus coefficient is applied in the light of the efforts made by exhibitors to promote quality arthouse programming, train and develop audience loyalty, and organise events around their arthouse p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-23

One month before the date on which the project is due to open to the public, the beneficiary must send the representative of the State in the department, the mayor and the chairman of the public estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-23

At his request, the President of the Executive Council shall receive from the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity the information necessary for the exercise of his powers.At hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local Delegations and Central Council of Section E.

Article D4233-23

The representative of each of the geographical sub-sections on the central council of section E, referred to in article L. 4232-13, and his alternate, are elected by all the pharmacists in each of the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-23

The chairman of the committee may call in experts, who sit in an advisory capacity.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-23

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-26, the emolument due in respect of the task of distributing funds between creditors entrusted by the court to the mandataire judiciaire pursuant to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-23

In order to promote the coordination, quality, continuity of care and safe dispensing of the medicinal products, products and articles defined in article L. 4211-1 and implantable medical devices, a p…

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