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Showing 711720 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-10

In setting the damages, the court shall take into account separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

For the purposes of the investigation, the investigators may: 1° Obtain any documents, whatever their medium; 2° Summon and interview any person likely to be able to provide them with information. The…

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

Article 411-43

Production companies are eligible when they have cumulatively: 1° Produced at least four short cinematographic or audiovisual works, with the exception of episodes of series, for which a cinematograph…

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

Article 411-48

Production programme aid may also contribute, within the limits set out in 2° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 432-4

Except when they are awarded under 2° of article…

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

Article 411-47

Works that have received either pre-production support, financial support for the production of audiovisual works or financial support from the association Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématogra…

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

Article 411-45

Points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Commercial broadcasting in France and abroad" group: The "Commercial broadcasting in France and abroad" group is allocated a maximum total of 50 poin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 411-4

To be eligible for financial aid for production, production companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be incorporated as a commercial company;2° Be established in France;3° Have chairmen, direct…

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