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Showing 12911300 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-12

…s continued: 1° For the operations listed in article R. 5215-4, under the direction, responsibility and at the expense of the communes; 2° For the operations listed in article R. 5215-5, under the dir…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Completion of the procedure

Article R3126-12

At the request of an unsuccessful candidate or tenderer, the concession granting authority will inform the candidate or tenderer of the reasons for the rejection of the application or tender and the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Cooperation with neighbouring countries

Article R1434-12

…international framework agreement, the regional health projects of border regional health agencies and regional health agencies in overseas regions organise cooperation on health and medico-social ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Request for an opinion from the Council of State

Article R2333-120-63

…87-9 is taken by the committee acting as a collegial body. It is sent by the committee clerk's office to the secretariat of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Conseil d'Etat, along with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-12

In the event of definitive cessation of the activity of publishing or distributing television services: 1° The tax due in respect of the previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-12

…to the compatibility of the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 with territorial coherence schemes are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-12

…the genres of fiction, animation, creative documentary or audiovisual adaptation of a live performance, the methods for its depreciation and net revenue, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-12

Notwithstanding articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-12

The secretariat of the commission is provided by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-12

I. - The cinema licence is accompanied by one of the following classification measures:1° Authorisation of screening for all audiences ; 2° Prohibition on showing to minors under twelve years of age;…

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