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Showing 4150 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2022

…e conditions under which the trustee shall report to the settlor.However, where during the performance of the contract the settlor is subject to a guardianship measure, the trustee shall report to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-27

The chairman of the commission and the magistrates he appoints for this purpose may, by order:1° Take note of withdrawals;2° Reject applications that clearly do not fall within the remit of the commis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-27

…he operation to contribute to a mission of general interest for the video game sector;2° The relevance of the format and theme as well as the quality of the programming;3° The relevance of the communi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-27

The grant is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the developed version of the project and proof of e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-27

…udiovisual production account is opened are, unless an exemption is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, set up in the form of a commercial company.

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

Article 321-27

Support for the production of immersive works is granted to help defray all production costs and costs aimed at facilitating market access for the work, in particular costs of technical adaptation to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-3

Compensatory allowance fixed in the form of an annuity may be revised, suspended or withdrawn in the event of a significant change in the resources or needs of either party. The revision may not have…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-5

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-3

Decrees that result in loss for one of the reasons provided for in articles 23-7 and 23-8 or forfeiture of French nationality are taken, the interested party being heard or called upon to produce his…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-27

I. - A general-purpose investment fund may use techniques and instruments relating to eligible financial securities and money market instruments, and in particular repurchase agreements and similar tr…

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