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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-9

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set out the terms and conditions for the application of this paragraph.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-2

…by declaration provided that at the date of this declaration the community of life, both affective and material, has not ceased between the spouses since the marriage and that the French spouse has r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21-2

…ce or national gendarmerie with territorial jurisdiction. They shall immediately send their reports and minutes simultaneously to the mayor and, via the judicial police officers mentioned in the previ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

…ll report regularly to the Autorité des marchés financiers on the main markets on which it operates and the main instruments it trades.It shall provide information on the main instruments it trades, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area which applies to manage a UCITS governed by French law and authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-2

…conomic Area responsible for the supervision of subsidiaries or branches of significant importance, and those responsible for the supervision of the subsidiaries of a group of investment firms headed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-2

…uthority within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.II.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

…the fund is being liquidated in the interests of the unitholders or shareholders;2° Where the outstanding capital of an unmatured debt of the fund that may be sold is less than a percentage of the ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article D214-206-2

The annual and half-yearly reports referred to in article L. 214-162-10 are made available at the company's registered office and are communicated by any means to the shareholders, respectively within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-2

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures, adapted to the money laundering and terrorist financing risks to which they are exposed, enabling them to determine whe…

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