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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-6

The application to obtain the return of the child, pursuant to the Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, shall be lodged, investigated and judged in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-273

…al care activity provides the operational directory of resources mentioned in 1° of article D. 6124-25 with updated information relating to its available and mobilisable resources.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

The provisions of articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-32

The provisions of articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-44

The proof and declaration of a change of address provided for in article 706-25-7 shall be made by means of any document less than three months old in the name of the person concerned establishing the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-2

The credit institution referred to in article L. 518-25-1 shall open a Livret A passbook account to any person referred to in article L. 221-3 who so requests.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Direct preparation allowances

Article 211-85

The amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount of the sums invested. For the portion of the sums invested and allocated to expenditure corresponding to the work mentioned in 2° of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-19

…édit foncier, in accordance with Articles L. 612-34 and L. 613-24, the provisions of Article L. 613-25 shall apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-28

…by agreement between the State and France Compétences. The allocations mentioned in article R. 6123-25 are paid on a quarterly basis.The allocations mentioned in article R. 6123-25 are allocated and p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Article 238 bis HE.The ben…

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