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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-43

…2-21-3 are applicable to AIFM established in third countries.II. - The provisions of Article L. 532-25-1 are applicable to portfolio management companies which manage AIFs in third countries.

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

Article 312-37

The grant is paid as follows:-75% at the time of the award decision;-25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the reworked version of the project. Within the limit…

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

Article L221-4

…for establishments offering the Livret A and for the credit institution mentioned in article L. 518-25-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-4

…registration certificate. Issuers of savings bonds may not rely on the provisions of article L. 232-25 of the Commercial Code.

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

Article 211-121

…of the periods stipulated in the aforementioned articles, in a proportion that may not be less than 25% of the sums calculated and up to a limit of 80% of the advance granted. The part of the advance…

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

Article 222-26

…he date of theatrical release of the work concerned, after deduction of a lump sum corresponding to 25% of these receipts, exceed the amount of the final distribution expenses.No direct allocation may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-9

…tions may result only from the infringement of the mandatory provisions of Regulation No 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 of the Council of the European Communities, or of the provisions of this chapter or of…

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

Article 1210-10

…1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 when the latter so requests. Unless expressly refused by the public prosecutor, a co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-28

…lication for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the order referred to in article R. 15-33-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

…ale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the report referred to in Article R. 1161-25.

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