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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article D341-2

Articles R. 2124-39 to R. 2124-55 of the Code général de la propriété des personnes publiques set out the rules for temporary occupation of the public maritime domain, outside the administrative bound…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-29

The Autorité des marchés financiers and the authorities of the Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned shall be notified in advance of any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-28

I. - Any portfolio management company whose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, wishes for the first time to ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Terms and conditions of issue

Article L211-2

…ies, which include transferable securities within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 228-1 of the French Commercial Code , may only be issued by the State, a legal entity, a fonds commu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-20

The establishment is subject to economic and financial control under the conditions laid down by decree no. 53-707 of 9 August 1953 relating to State control of national public companies and certain b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-4

Portfolio management companies shall set a target for balanced representation of women and men among the teams, bodies and managers responsible for making investment decisions. The results obtained ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-1

Asset management companies shall act honestly, fairly and professionally in the best interests of investors. All information, including promotional communications, sent by an asset management company…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-36

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the operator of the cinema.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-37

…ge of operator during the period used as a reference for determining the aid or between this period and the date on which the decision to award the aid is taken, the aid is paid to the new operator if…

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