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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2363

After notification, the pledged creditor enjoys a right of retention on the pledged claim and has the sole right to its payment both in principal and interest. The pledged creditor, like the pledgor,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2362

To be enforceable against the debtor of the pledged claim, the pledge of the claim must be notified to him or the debtor must intervene in the deed. Failing this, only the pledgor validly receives pay…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2355

A pledge is the assignment, as security for an obligation, of an intangible movable asset or a group of intangible movable assets, present or future. It is conventional or judicial. Judicial pledging…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2360

Where the pledge relates to an account, the pledged claim means the credit balance, whether provisional or definitive, on the day the security is realised subject to the regularisation of transactions…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2361

A pledge of a claim, present or future, takes effect between the parties and becomes enforceable against third parties on the date of the deed. In the event of a dispute, proof of the date lies with t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2356

On pain of nullity, the pledge of a claim must be concluded in writing. The secured claims and the pledged claims are designated in the deed. If they are future, the deed must allow them to be individ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pledging of intangible movables.

Article 2366

If more has been paid to the pledgee than the secured debt, the pledgee owes the difference to the settlor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-28

…end: 1° He shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions of the Board of Directors; 2° He shall exercise the management of all departments, subject to the provisions below concerning t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-29

The Director may, under his responsibility and supervision, delegate his signature to one or more heads of department.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 221

…to taxes, taxes, duties and other measures, corporation tax shall be assessed under the conditions set out in 1 and 3 of Article 201.The same applies, subject to the provisions of Article 221 bis, whe…

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