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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-3

…e UCITS ;2° The custodian carries out the instructions of the SICAV or the UCITS management company;3° The reuse benefits the UCITS and is in the interests of the unitholders or shareholders;4° The tr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

I. - Any person making the first purchase or taking delivery of fishery or aquaculture products shall pay a health fee for first placing on the market to the State.II. - This fee is based on the weigh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-2

The provisions of articles L. 1421-1 to L. 1421-3 and the first paragraph of article L. 5127-3 are applicable to the Agency's inspectors. To carry out duties requiring pharmaceutical expertise, these…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-3

Intangible property as defined by Article L. 111-1 is independent of ownership of the tangible object. As a result of this acquisition, the acquirer of this object is not invested with any of the righ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Evidence and presumptions

Article 311-1

…nts; 2° That they have, in this capacity, provided for his education, maintenance or settlement...; 3° That this person is recognised as their child, in society and by the family; 4° That he or she is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-3

…nematographic theatres;2° The date from which exploitation of the work in videogram form is planned;3° A statement from the holder of the rights to screen the work in cinemas specifying the number of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-3

The execution on French territory of the precautionary measures referred to in Article 93(1)(k) of the Staff Regulations shall be ordered, at the advanced expense of the Treasury and in accordance wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-3

…t carries out its activity, which does not exceed the region in which it has its registered office; 3° The legal entities called upon to join the grouping; 4° The resources available to the grouping,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-38

…ailing that, the status of the verification of claims;2° The status of asset realisation operations;3° The status of distribution to creditors;4° The status of sums held at the Caisse des dépôts et co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article R952-3

For the application of Articles R. 221-3, R. 221-4, R. 223-26, R. 225-20, R. 225-22, R. 225-24, R. 225-47, R. 225-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (E…

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