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Showing 12411250 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

…to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they are directly allocated to the promotion abroad of these works, excluding o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-7

The chairman of the commission provided for in Article 16-2 and his alternate shall be appointed annually by the bureau of the Cour de cassation from among the members of the commission. The secretary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-72

…cluding when the company is a multi-professional practice company as provided for in Article L. 811-7-1-A or Article L. 812-5-1-A.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…the people affected; 2° The healthcare-associated infection occurs in the form of clustered cases; 3° The healthcare-associated infection has resulted in death; 4° The healthcare-associated infection…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-7

The centre referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 shall compile a file containing information on the two members of the couple or the unmarried woman at the origin of conception which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-7

…ar : 1° The terms and conditions of the compensation mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 3133-1 ; 2° The terms of compensation for periods of employment or training in the reserve of libera…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…ent that the deductions from the special technical provision are insufficient to pay these benefits;3° The special technical reversal provision, to which assets previously allocated to the special sup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7124-9 is subject to adjustment at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credit hour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7226-9 is subject to adjustment at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the credited ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation of disciplinary chambers of first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

Article R4126-7

…irmen of the disciplinary chambers, as provided for in the third paragraph of II of article L. 4122-3 and the second paragraph of II of article L. 4124-7, are issued after consultation with the nation…

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