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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Hearings and conciliation measures

Article R141-23

The measures proposed by the conciliators are deemed accepted by the parties and must be applied as soon as they are notified. The parties may, however, object within fifteen days of such notification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-6

…e admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of directors elected pursuant to article L. 225-27 may not be more than five nor exceed one-third of the number of other directors. Any appointm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-2

…by the owner of the building or by a person who can prove that they have the right to build on the land or commercially exploit the building.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…n authorised project does not require planning permission, the authorisation lapses for those halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three years of the notification p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-4

At the end of the hearing referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article 41-1-2, the order of the president of the court is immediately notified to the legal representatives of the legal entity and, wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-5

…yment of the public interest fine, the model for which is determined by the Minister for the Budget and the Minister of Justice. It also includes a statement to the effect that if the legal entity fai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-3

The request for validation of the agreement mentioned in the eighth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 shall be dated and signed by the public prosecutor. The request referred to in the first paragraph is no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-21

The directors of a management company are liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros if they carry out their duties without the company's authorisation from the Autorité des marchés…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-202

Unless otherwise stipulated and with the exception of articles R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-42, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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