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Showing 361370 of 33811 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 31-5-2012 n° 11-15.580

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

The initial contribution gives rise to the conclusion of a contract with the delegated production company before the end of the shooting or before the end of the production of the animation for works…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

To be eligible for financial support, audiovisual works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances must be produced by delegated production companies that:1° In the case of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31

When the quantitative targets defined by the regional or inter-regional health plan are reached in one of the zones defined in 2° of I of Article L. 1434-3, the Director General of the Regional Health…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Relations between the Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L4422-31

The Assembly of Corsica may call into question the responsibility of the executive council by the vote of a motion of no confidence.The motion of no confidence shall mention, on the one hand, the stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-31

The Guidance and Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of the members in office are present or represented. When this quorum is reached, resolutions are adopted by an ab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-31

I. - Intermediaries must, at the time of subscription, respond truthfully to all requests for information from the credit institution, finance company, payment institution, electronic money institutio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-31

To set the maximum time to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to Article L. 4134-7-1, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

The members of the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation are elected at the installation meeting of this commission and after each general renewal of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation.

Article R6152-315

The Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of its members, including the Chairman or his alternate, are present. If this quorum is not reached, a new notice is sent within eight days…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-310

When the departmental or pluridépartemental mutualité sociale agricole fund is informed that a person registered in the National Register of Companies meets the conditions for claiming the status of a…

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