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Showing 59015910 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

…l et de résolution to oppose his appointment pursuant to Article L. 612-23-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 and in 1° of I o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7-1

I.-The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000: 1° Continuing, with regard to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 the activities that have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-76-1

…establishments shall keep a register containing information enabling the bodies of deceased persons and children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry to be tracked, from the time the dea…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-22

…is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation No…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

For the grant to be awarded, operators of cinemas must complete and submit electronically, by 31 October 2021 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. For…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-20

For small and medium-sized cinemas, the part of the aid awarded in the form of a grant corresponds to 7/12ths of the total amount of aid awarded and the part of the aid awarded in the form of an advan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-13

…rticle 706-95-12 shall be the subject of a written order giving reasons by reference to the factual and legal elements justifying that these operations are necessary. The order is not of a judicial na…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-7

…ings is exceeded, the guarantee fund implements a strategy as soon as possible to ensure compliance and reports regularly to the Board of Directors on the results of this strategy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of compassionate access authorisations

Article R5121-74-10

…here applicable, the criteria for granting compassionate access authorisation in a given indication and any information necessary for the use of the medicinal product; 2° The therapeutic use and patie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-7

As soon as the candidate has provided proof of possession of all the valid accumulation units, regardless of the method of acquisition, the rector of the academic region or the minister responsible fo…

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