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Showing 731740 of 44326 articles for Art. 2° – TFEU Art. 101

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

…211-3; 2° To the production of audiovisual works, as provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-26-2

…ditor has mentioned its opinion or, failing this, a document justifying the request for an opinion; 2° The conciliator's agreement to take on the assignment; 3° The debtor's agreement to the terms of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Support for theatrical distribution

Article 422-25

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-2

…L. 221-2 is €535 in principal. The authorisation provided for in the s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Orders on request

Article R121-23

…L. 121-4 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and implementation of prenatal diagnosis

Article R2131-2-2

…multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centres for prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis; 2° On a proposal from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine and after obtaining the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L6211-2

…ng, transporting and storing the biological sample until it reaches the place where it is analysed; 2° The analytical phase, which is the technical process used to obtain a biological analysis result;…

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In force

Article Annexe 2-2

TABLE 1Appended to articles R. 225-81, R. 225-83 and R. 225-102Financial results of the company over the last five financial years NATURE OF INDICATIONS20..20..20..20..20..I. - Financial position at y…

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

Article 231-9

…D. 210-3 to D. 210-5 of the Code du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…igade of his or her choice to lodge a complaint, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3; 2° That the filing of an online complaint does not prevent the complainant from asking to be heard b…

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