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Showing 391400 of 28957 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24-6-1971 n° 70-11.730

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-70

Subject to the provisions of this Section, Sections I and III and paragraphs I and III of Section IV of this Chapter apply to compensation for motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-70

Advances are reimbursed in the amount of 50% of the sums calculated in the following year(s) for the benefit of the beneficiary production companies.The part of the advances that is not reimbursed is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-70

For each grouping or cartel, the amount of the direct allocation is determined by applying to the amount of the appropriations allocated to the direct allocations the percentage corresponding to the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment by intervention.

Article L511-70

Payment by intervention must be evidenced by an acknowledgment given on the bill of exchange, with an indication of the person for whom it is made. In the absence of this indication, the payment is de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 9: Opinion procedure provided for in Article L. 532-4

Article R532-70

The President of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile and the Presidents appointed by him for this purpose may reject an application that is manifestly ineligible to be examined pursuant to Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-70

I. - The proceeds of the tax are paid into the budget of the municipality or public establishment which reimburses the payments made:1° To employers who can prove that they have provided permanent acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to termination before the end of the fixed-term employment contract set out in article L. 1243-2, the Employment Initiative Contract may be terminated…

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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 R1112-70

Deaths are attested by the certificate provided for inarticle L. 2223-42 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-70

The obligation set out in article R. 123-66 also includes dissolution or a decision declaring the legal entity null and void for any reason whatsoever, with an indication of the name, customary name,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-70

When a meeting is unable to deliberate regularly due to a lack of the required quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in articles R. 225-67 and R. 22-10-20 and the notice of m…

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