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Showing 25212530 of 3252 articles for Art. 25 mars 2003

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…s its on-demand audiovisual media service(s) directly to users, it applies a flat-rate deduction of 25% to the turnover resulting from the exploitation of the work concerned through this terminal. For…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-81

…tence Enforcement Court. In accordance with the first sentence of the last paragraph of Article 706-25-18, the person concerned by the judicial measure to prevent terrorist recidivism and reintegratio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…e patient's participation in the programme; 6° The operator complies with the provisions of article 25 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-3

…funds paid for the financing of professional transition projects mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-25, in accordance with the conditions of implementation set out in the vocational transition project…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-30

…ector General of the Regional Health Agency for each healthcare activity defined in article R. 6122-25 and heavy equipment defined in article R. 6122-26. These zones may be common to several care acti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article L311-29

…nistrator may ask the collège de résolution to formulate the request referred to in Articles L. 310-25 and L. 310-25-1 of this Code, L. 212-15 and L. 212-15-1 of the Code de la mutualité and L. 931-18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-21 to L. 513-24 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-25 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-26 Order no. 2016-131 of 10 February 2016 L. 513-26…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…and rights resulting from the accounting records in these accounts on the basis of Articles L. 310-25 and L. 326-1 to L. 327-6 of this Code, Articles 2331 and 2377 of the Civil Code, Book VI of the C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…ication ofarticle L. 621-1 of the French Heritage Code, registered in application of article L. 621-25 of the same code or on a building protected as an "abords" in application ofarticle L. 621-30 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-49

…or, technical supervisor, head modeler, texture manager, lighting manager): 8 points; b) Or between 25% and 50% of the people performing an intermediate supervisory function (in particular animation s…

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