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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-24

Within one month of their approval by the General Meeting, all bond-issuing associations shall file with the court clerk's office, for inclusion in the Trade and Companies Register, the annual financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-25

Subject to the provisions of article D. 213-19, the provisions of articles R. 228-60 to R. 228-86 of the French Commercial Code, insofar as they are compatible with the legal status of associations, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-21

The associations referred to in Article L. 213-8 may only be registered in the Trade and Companies Register after a decision to issue bonds has been duly taken by the General Meeting.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Orders on request

Article R121-23

…n accordance with the provisions of articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Deductions.

Article L3251-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 3251-1, compensation between the amount of wages and the sums that would be due to the employer may be provided in the case of the following supp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Creation of apprenticeship training units

Article R6233-2

…tment, the number of apprentices to be trained and the professional qualifications being prepared ; 2° The human and material resources intended for the training, the pedagogical organisation, the sup…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-2

…contains the following information:1° The company's name followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° The form of the company, followed by the words "in liquidation";3° The amount of share capital;4°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-20

…h the planning permission became final: 1° For sales areas that have not been opened to the public; 2° For permanent withdrawal points that have not been opened to customers. This period is extended b…

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

Article 212-13

The same project may not simultaneously be the subject of a direct grant awarded under article 212-11 and one or more direct grants awarded under article…

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

Article 212-11

Direct grants are awarded to help finance development costs other than writing, rewriting, rights acquisition and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design.

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