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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Guarantee commitments

Article L313-22-1

Credit institutions or finance companies which have provided a surety, endorsement or guarantee, whether of legal, regulatory or contractual origin, have recourse ipso jure and in all cases against th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12-2

Every quarter, the Banque de France publishes a document based on the volume of outstanding loans and new loans granted by credit institutions or finance companies to businesses, showing the share and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-30-2

I.-For the application of Article L. 518-15-2, the Supervisory Board of Caisse des dépôts et consignations is informed of the inspections carried out by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…ining, authorising and paying for the professional transition projects provided for in article L. 6323-17-2 and the professional retraining projects provided for in 4° of I of article L. 4163-7; 2° Ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-6

…the funds received to finance professional transition projects in application of 5° of article L. 6123-5 within two separate financial sections: 1° A financial section relating to the funds received u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-5

Regional cross-industry joint committees cannot be designated as operators of professional development advice by France Compétences.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 terdecies

…dit must meet the following conditions:1° Have a development cost greater than or equal to €100,000;2° Be intended for actual marketing to the public;3° Be produced mainly with the assistance of autho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L341-2

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or who have their habitual residence in such a State; 2° Companies or undertakings formed in accordance with the legislation of a Member State and having…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article L426-21

…nce permit if the following conditions are met:1° The mission is of a social or humanitarian nature;2° The voluntary work contract was concluded prior to entry into France;3° The association or founda…

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