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Showing 501510 of 35538 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 4 Apr. 2024 – no. 21-22.949

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-66

…exploitation rights to the work remain with the delegated production company established in France; 4° The financing of the production of the work, excluding public financial aid, is confirmed for at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

I. - The first three paragraphs of article D. 2224-1, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-2, the first four paragraphs of article D. 2224-3, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-4 and the first t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-21

Persons whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services shall include, in the contracts concluded with their subscribers, a clear and legible reference to the provisions of A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-21

The prison integration and probation service will forward its opinion on the most appropriate measure and on the obligations and prohibitions likely to be imposed to the sentence enforcement judge in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2131-21

The director of the healthcare organisation or institution within which the centre is set up shall declare to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine any change in the composition of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21

…wn structure, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, within four months of the end of the financial year.The statutory auditor shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-210

…nto one of the categories defined in the said first paragraph and that the provisions of article L. 4113-5 have not been disregarded.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-21

The committee meets when convened by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, as often as necessary. It submits a detailed opinion on each application for individual authorisation or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Direct production allowances for parity between women and men

Article 211-81

…the positions of author of the musical composition, chief sound editor or mixer is held by a woman;4° For cinematographic works belonging to the documentary genre, direct allocations are awarded when…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Regulations or articles of association of the financing body

Article R214-217

…for its benefit or for that of the holders of units, shares or debt securities which it has issued;4° The guarantees that the undertaking proposes to grant;5° The investment strategy for the undertak…

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