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Showing 36313640 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-13

…deo games is awarded to video game creation companies acting as delegated production companies. Aid may be awarded to several companies acting jointly as part of a co-production.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-1

…cial police officer at the place of discovery, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 154. The investigating judge hearing the case is informed of this as soon as police custody commence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-13

The financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December.The Board shall adopt the budget of the Autorité des marchés financiers each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-11

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may take a decision in the absence of an opinion from the committee when the committee has not issued an express opinion after a furt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-13

…ests for the rectification of material errors relating to acts previously published in the register may be submitted by any party to the acts concerned, in accordance with the procedure mentioned in A…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-1

…e his rights and actions of a proprietary nature compromises the rights of his creditor, the latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the exception of those which relate exclusively to h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management of the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-130

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire may, in compliance with national defence and medical secrecy requirements, communicate the results of dosimetric monitoring it holds to study and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-13

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences mentioned in article L. 573-12 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-13

…ationals, the number of nationals and the number of employees they employ. No professional category may have a representation greater than half the number of seats.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-13

The cumulative result defined in II of article D. 5217-12 is allocated, when it is a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the c…

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