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Showing 62016210 of 27879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 18-12-2020 n° 20-70.003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-8

At the meeting at which the Committee for the Protection of Individuals examines the dossier, the Committee may formulate requests for additional information under the conditions set out in Article 7(…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-2

The following is punishable by a fourth-class fine: 1° Contravening the provisions of article R. 1221-9 relating to the provision of a copy of the pre-employment declaration or the acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-4

As stated in Article 511-18 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18 -The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for research purposes is punishable by seven y…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-9

Major sporting events are broadcast under the conditions defined by articles 20-2 and 20-3 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-6

The percentage referred to in article L. 312-3 is set at 20% of the expenditure likely to be subsidised or, in the absence of such expenditure, 20% of the total cost excluding taxes of the sports faci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-31

As an exception to the provisions of this sub-section, the liquidator's full remuneration shall be determined taking into account the expenses incurred and the work carried out by the liquidator, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the implementation of the agreement and the expert.

Article R611-47-1

The proposals made by the mandataire ad hoc or the conciliator to the debtor on the terms of his remuneration shall be attached to the request mentioned in Article R. 611-18 or at the request mentione…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-278

…g to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. Th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-1

In order to encourage production companies to contribute to the revival of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-9

In order to encourage distribution companies to contribute to the revival of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid…

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