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Showing 25012510 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

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

Article 621-19

…n:1° The quality and originality of the visual proposal;2° The appropriateness of the technical choices relating to visual effects and the artistic project;3° The conditions for financing the work;4°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-6

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts where rights are expressed in units of account mentioned in 6° or 7° of article R. 131-1, the sum paid according to the contractual provisions is equal t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-5

…tive authority responsible for competition and consumption to take a formal position on the compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures adopted for their application, of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-5

Any operator who so requests is automatically a member of the defence and management body as long as it complies with the approved specifications. An operator may only use a geographical indication if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-6

…lication for authorisation referred to in Article R. 6213-5 must be sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a dossier, the compositi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-29-6

…uation of the catchment area, the reasons that led to the suspension of the retail authorisation procedure so justify, the prefect may extend this suspension for a further period of up to one year, by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

…of the school. In particular, it deliberates on 1° The school project and the multi-annual performance contract; 2° The internal regulations, the rules governing studies and the disciplinary regulatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…rman; 2° The Director of Sports; 3° The heads of the departmental youth, commitment and sports services concerned by the action of the national service for ski and mountaineering management profession…

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

Article 612-4

…gible for automatic and selective financial support, publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services must meet the following conditions:1° They must be established in France;2° They must have a tot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

…II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial years exceeds a threshold set by decree, draws up, publishes and makes available, at the request of the boar…

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