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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Adjudication

Article L211-21

Voluntary or forced public auctions of financial securities shall be conducted, if the securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, by the investment services providers which are members…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-28

…t of a dividend entitlement, giving entitlement to the tax credit provided for in b of 1 of article 220 of the General Tax Code;2. The payment of interest subject to the withholding tax provided for i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-29

The repurchase agreement becomes enforceable against third parties as soon as the financial securities are delivered, the terms of which are set by decree.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R325-23

The Prefect may, at any time, carry out the necessary checks to verify that the conditions required for approval are still being met. If this is not the case, the Prefect may issue a warning or order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operations prior to reduction

Article 919-2

A gift made outside the share of the estate is deducted from the available share. The excess is subject to reduction.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-21

…milar receivables, securities and deposits, bonds or other resources provided for in article L. 513-2, the contracts providing for such management or collection may be terminated immediately, notwiths…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-20

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, and in particular Titles II to IV of Book VI of the French Commercial Code, the safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings of a company holdin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-20

…r information are missing which must be produced in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and articles R. 3123-16 to R. 3123-19 may ask the applicants concerned to complete…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-21

…an incomplete application, where applicable after implementation of the provisions of article R. 3123-20, or one containing false information or documents; 2° Candidates who submit an inadmissible ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-2

…ssess the classification of the invention in one of the categories provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article L. 611-7. This information concerns: 1° The purpose of the invention and the applicatio…

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