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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-10

…ved a delegation of authority from the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officers and the employees mentioned in the first paragraph may delegate their signature to the employees und…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-12

…th of the year following each financial year, the Director General shall send to the administrators and establishments for which Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is responsible for the receipts and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-1

…e licence or registers for the competition.The medical certificate referred to in articles L. 231-2 and L. 231-2-1 used to establish the absence of any contraindication to practising sport states, whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-55-1

Prior to their appointment, all external valuation experts shall inform the open-ended real estate investment company or the fund management company whether or not they have taken out an insurance pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-61-1

…hese units are registered shares.If the units or shares have not been fully paid up, the subscriber and successive transferees are jointly and severally liable for the unpaid amount. If the unit-holde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Handling complaints

Article R321-45-1

The Government Commissioner acknowledges receipt of the complaint and indicates that its author will be informed of the action that will be taken. If the Government Commissioner considers that a claim…

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

Article 231-33

…d is awarded to operators of cinemas that maintain a difficult programme in the face of competition and that are located either in municipalities with a population of more than 200,000 or in municipal…

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

Article 231-34

…hments, the development of their attendance, the quality of the conditions for welcoming the public and showing cinematographic works, and the financial situation of the exhibitor.The quality of the p…

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

Article 231-31

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.

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

Article 231-30

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre…

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