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Showing 11511160 of 52951 articles for Art. 80 bis IV al. 2

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2466

The claimant creditor may not by his withdrawal, and even if he offers to pay the higher bid, prevent the public auction, unless all the other registered creditors consent..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

…o which a general legal mortgage is attached are: 1° Those of one of the spouses against the other; 2° Those of minors or adults under guardianship against the legal administrator or guardian; > (Repe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2465

Any registered creditor may, within forty days of the notification made to him, request the sale of the immovable by public auction, provided that he outbids by one tenth on the stipulated price or on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2468

…ction, if applicable, shall be carried out in accordance with the forms established by the Code of Civil Procedure, at the behest either of the creditor who requested it or of the third party purchase…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2470

A third-party buyer who becomes the successful bidder, and thus retains ownership of the property, is not required to have the adjudication judgment published. He has recourse against his seller for r…

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

Article 212-23

The same project cannot, for the same expenses, benefit from both scriptwriting grants and other grants awarded by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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

Article 212-20

Screenwriting grants are intended for projects presented in the form of a synopsis, developed synopsis or treatment.

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

Article 212-22

Screenwriting grants may also be awarded to the authors' collaborators, who are responsible for helping with the writing process.

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

Article 212-21

…must meet the following conditions:a) Short cinematographic works must have been selected in a festival (category 1) mentioned in the list annexed to this book or have been awarded production aid aft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-2

The share capital must be at least €37,000. The reduction of the share capital to a lower amount may only be decided subject to the condition precedent of a capital increase intended to bring it to an…

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