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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-59

…aterdecies of the General Tax Code and is eligible for the tax credit for the expenses mentioned in III of the same article, subject to final approval.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-30

…or taking the necessary steps to this end. He may be delegated to take the decisions referred to in III of article L. 1618-2. He informs the Board of Directors of the acts taken in the context of this…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

…These objectives and the associated indicators are defined in a multi-annual performance contract. III - The President of the Regional Council will address the Director of the Centre de Ressources, d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-138

…for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. III.-The issue must be completed within eighteen months of the General Meeting that approved it or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-180

…y granting the options is informed in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 225-184. III.-Options may also be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-59

…and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, which has not been made public. III.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the allocation of shar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-4-1

…esulting from the report provided for in Article 6 and the risk factors mentioned in Annexes II and III of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the preven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1

…le L. 3221-4 in the multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6114-1.III.-The resources implemented to carry out these missions and the methods of coordination with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…ducts. The 2° and 3° of I also apply to papers and filters sold, distributed or offered separately. III. - 1° of I comes into force on 20 May 2020 for tobacco products containing a clearly identifiabl…

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