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Showing 48214830 of 32072 articles for Art. 1115 · Cass. com. 7 April 2010 n° 09-65.899 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · BOI-ENR-DMTOI-10-50

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

Article 422-7

…versity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…of its missions and its resources in an annual report drawn up pursuant to Article 21 of Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Setting the number of students

Article R4381-7

…his plan before 15 May of the previous year. Each regional council sends its reasoned opinion by 15 June of the same year at the latest to the Director General of the regional health agency, who sends…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-72

In all cases where provisions relating to property ownership or to companies and financial instruments require the name, first name and domicile of the holder of the assets or securities to be indicat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-7

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the present code, cover shall continue in the event of the policyholder's safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings. In the ev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

…131-8 of the Criminal Code and in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-22 to 131-24 of the same Code;4° A penalty of days' fine under the conditions set out in articles 131-5 and 13…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-7

In the event that a person claimed is being prosecuted or has been convicted in France, and his extradition is requested from the French Government on account of a different offence, surrender shall b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-7

Any person may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, if necessary under penalty, the board of directors, the management board, the managers, the legal representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article R1233-7

In the event of safeguard proceedings, the employer or administrator sends a copy of the judgment referred to inarticle L. 626-11 of the Commercial Code to the regional director of companies, competit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-73

…a representative of the health insurance fund responsible for paying the annual funding allocation; 7° The chairman of the establishment's medical commission; 8° A member of the establishment medical…

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