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Showing 10911100 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

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

Article 722-11

…o a foreign version of a dialogue continuity known as a "script", the presentation file or the log; 4° Production or purchase of a foreign-language voice-over; 5° Reformatting into an international fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-11

…p up the budget of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry provided for in 7° of Article L. 711-8 by a regional chamber of commerce and industry; 3° Deliberations relating to public contracts a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-11

…for the imposition or modification of one of the measures covered by the provisions of Article 712-4 shall be the subject of a written request addressed to the sentence enforcement judge, signed by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11

…and associated sectors; 3° Organisation and coordination of nursing care in the operating theatre; 4° Traceability of activities in the operating theatre and associated sectors; 5° Participation in d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…2-78 to L. 2312-80, the second paragraph of Article L. 2312-81 and Articles L. 2312-83 and L. 2312-84 of the Labour Code.The resources of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee in social and cult…

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

Article 211-110

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-11

…member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-9 issued to a foreign national who has obtained the benefit of subsidiary protection, is issued…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-11

…he categories of personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-10 are: 1° With regard to third-party donors: a) The data relating to their identity mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-113

I. - The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article L. 214-38 are those referred to in 1, 5 and 6 of the I of article D. 211-1 A . II. - An undertakin…

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