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Showing 50415050 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

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

Article 321-18

Support for the pre-production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targ…

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

Article 321-17

To be eligible for support for the pre-production of immersive works, legal entities must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have presidents, directors or managers, and a maj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-36

…Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 the supervisory and sanctioning powers defined in Sections 5 to 7 of Chapter II of this Title in order to prevent or sanction breaches of the provisions applicable to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-35

…against instability in the financial system that could seriously threaten the collective interests of depositors, investors and customers in France. Any measure taken in this respect shall be communi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-37

Where an institution carrying on business in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in accordance with Articles L. 511-27…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-34

For the purposes of Article L. 613-33, where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution finds that an institution is infringing or is likely to infringe the provisions of Regulation (EU) No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-30

The judge's order is made within twelve days of registration of the application at the court registry. This period is extended to twenty-five days if an expert opinion is ordered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 36

In cases where the parties concerned are not obliged to appear in person, they may be represented by a special and authentic proxy.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 37

Witnesses produced for civil status records must be at least eighteen years of age, relatives or others, regardless of sex; they will be chosen by the persons concerned.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 39

…be signed by the civil registrar, by those appearing and by the witnesses; or mention will be made of the cause preventing those appearing and the witnesses from signing.

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