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Showing 50215030 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

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

Article 312-39

…stablished in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-3

…st the child:1° To the other parent;2° To another member of the family or a trustworthy third party;3° To a departmental child welfare service;4° To a service or establishment authorised to receive mi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…ompany making an employee available on a temporary basis under the conditions set out in Article L. 8241-3 of the French Labour Code may deduct the salaries, related social security charges and profes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 E

Each member of the ship co-ownerships mentioned in article 8 quater depreciates the cost price of its share of ownership in accordance with the procedures laid down in respect of ships; for the purpos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-38

…awer of a non-acceptable letter.II. - However, guarantors against whom recourse is exercised in the cases provided for by b and c of I may, within three days of the exercise of such recourse address a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-39

…of acceptance must be made within the time limits fixed for presentation for acceptance. If, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 511-16, the first presentation took place on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-3

The non-medical team of the paediatric intensive care unit includes at least :1° Two state-qualified nurses per four open beds. The team includes at least one state-qualified nursery nurse for every f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Progressive levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D2333-82-5-1

The share of the credits allocated to each organisation mentioned in article L. 742-9 of the Internal Security Code is equal to the pro rata of the number of rescue operations carried out during the t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 311-3

…directors or managers as well as the majority of directors who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-3

The time devoted to the duties of Chairman of the Institutional Medical Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board is included in the working hours of the practitioners concerned. A functional…

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