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Showing 18411850 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-9

I.-The holder of the systemic cancer drug treatment authorisation is organised in such a way that, in order to guarantee continuity of care for the patient, the following information can be communicat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-9

Applications for release or the lifting or modification of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest may be made at any time to the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-67

…ceptional aid is awarded either to the legal entity forming the group or to the company leading the cartel, as mentioned in articles R. 212-17 and R. 212-18 of the French Cinema and Moving Images Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-9

For the application of article L. 145-6, the words: "the evacuation of premises included in a sector or perimeter provided for in L. 313-4-2 du code de l'urbanisme" are replaced by the words: "the eva…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-27

…in consideration of :1° The difficulties encountered by the distribution company during the theatrical release in 2020 of the cinematographic works it has distributed;2° The quality of the distributi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-90

…e judicial court or the judge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The articles D. 49-13 to D. 49-17 and D. 49-18 are applicable.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-91

…subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application requirements

Article L1441-9

No person may be a candidate : 1° On more than one list mentioned in article L. 1441-18; 2° In more than one section; 3° In an industrial tribunal, college or section other than those for which he ful…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-91

…ys of signing the contract, the contracting party of the professional referred to in article L. 224-90 may go back on his commitment, without being required to pay compensation.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

Direct grants are awarded to distribution companies eligible for financial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November…

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