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Showing 181190 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

Long-length cinematographic works are made: 1° With the assistance of film studios and laboratories established in France, on the territory of another Member State of the European Union or, when they…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-21

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1126-20 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…tive support corps of the national gendarmerie, category B administrative staff of the national police and the national gendarmerie and deputy judicial police officers of the national police and the n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-21

The possession of the national law degree provided for in 3° of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

I. - The application for authorisation of an individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal product is accompanied by a dossier, the content of which is laid down by decision of the Director General…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…of the same property; 4° A statement, in very conspicuous lettering, that the seized property is placed in the custody of the holder, who may neither alienate it nor move it, except in the case provid…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…names together in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each. In the absence of a joint declaration to the civil registrar mentioning the child's choice of surname, the child…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…uded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the social and economic committe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…mined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of this I is per financial year, if necessary reduced to twelve months.II. - The income referred to in 2° of I is determined by adjusting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-21

…of each of the companies involved in the cross-border merger. 1° The type, name and registered office of the participating companies, as well as those of the company resulting from the cross-border m…

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