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Showing 15711580 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-26

…e purposes of administrative investigations, nor for any purpose other than that defined in article 230-20.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-26

Aid may only be granted if the sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account and the advances to which the beneficiary is entitled are insufficient. These sums and advances must be used in f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-2

The licence application provided for in Article L. 623-22-1 shall be made to the judicial court. The licence is non-exclusive. In particular, the court shall determine its duration, scope and the amou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-2

…e amounts from which they benefit under the global operating allocation provided for in Articles L. 2334-1 et seq, on the basis of concordant deliberations by the deliberating body and each of the mun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-2

…article D. 4311-95, the words: "in article L. 4311-15" are replaced by the words: "in articles L. 4321-10 and L. 4322-2"; 2° In the first and second paragraphs of the same article and in article D. 43…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-2

The key investment information sheet referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 shall be drawn up in French. However, under the conditions and wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-2

…referred to in this title may exercise this option by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may renounce this option from the age of sixteen under the same conditions.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-20

…tion of cinematographic works and repayable exclusively from the receipts of the works in question; 2° By the assumption, on behalf of production companies, of all or part of the distribution expenses…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-2

…t required:1° When 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 pe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval

Article L214-24-24

The formation, conversion or liquidation of a general-purpose investment fund or a subfund of a general-purpose investment fund is subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers.The A…

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