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Showing 14711480 of 43485 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-12-1980 n° 79-14.132

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

Article 212-12

Direct grants, which may be accumulated, are awarded when the project meets the following conditions: 1° The project is developed jointly by at least two production companies, each meeting the conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

…ing the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pursuant to article 18 de la loi n° 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 relative à l'économie sociale et solidaire.

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

Article R331-12

When, within a period of one year following presentation of the recommendation referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 335-7-1, the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication au…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

I.-The participation of an insurance undertaking in a trust contract formed for the purpose of reorganisation pursuant to Article L. 311-41 is valued for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a particip…

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

Article L214-127

A société d'investissement à capital fixe, known as a "SICAF", is a public limited company whose purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments, deposits and liquid assets, allowing direct…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-123

In addition to undertakings carrying on direct insurance operations, including the operations referred to in Article R. 322-135, the companies or funds referred to in Article L. 322-27 whose exclusive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-120

I. - In order to facilitate the professional integration and social advancement of young people in teaching professions, local public teaching establishments and local public agricultural teaching and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-12

When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency establishes that the quantitative and qualitative targets mentioned in article L. 6122-8 are not being sufficiently met according to criteria de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-129

The masseur-physiotherapist's usual place of practice is that of the professional residence in respect of which, in accordance with article L. 4321-10, he is registered on the roll of the Conseil Dépa…

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