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Showing 26712680 of 28615 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 12-7-1995 n° 1637

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

Article 411-77

Short-length audiovisual works are intended:1° Either for broadcast on a television service whose publisher is subject to the tax provided for in…

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

Article 411-79

The initial contribution from the publisher(s) must:1° Be made in cash in the form of investment in producer's shares or in the form of a contract for the purchase of rights to make the work available…

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

Article 411-72

Selective financial aid is awarded for the production of quality short-length audiovisual works in order to improve their financing conditions and encourage their exposure on television and on-demand…

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

Article 411-78

To be eligible for selective financial support, short-length audiovisual works must receive an initial contribution from one or more television or on-demand audiovisual media service publishers.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 726

I. - Transfers of corporate rights are subject to registration duty, the rate of which is set:1° At 0.1%:- for deeds involving transfers of shares, founders' shares or profit shares in joint stock com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-7

If sums are owed to a rights holder for acts of exploitation performed before his request for total or partial termination took effect, or under an exploitation authorisation granted before that effec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-12

In order to organise its purchasing, the national council of the order may pool its requirements with other national councils: 1° Either in the form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7

For the representation of technical provisions corresponding to the classes mentioned in 4 to 7, 11 and 12 of Article R. 321-1 : 1° (Repealed) 2° Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 332-6, pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14

…nd last paragraph) to 706-12, when his resources are below the ceiling set by l'article 4 de la loi n° 91-647 du 10 juillet 1991 relative à l'aide juridique to benefit from partial legal aid, taking i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-7

…ds: "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du…

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