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Showing 361370 of 56807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-1-2021 n° 19-25.036

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-19

Any person, other than those mentioned in Article L. 131-18, who has used one of the names referred to in that same article shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 433-17 of the Penal…

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

Article L331-19

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique acts on referral from sworn agents approved under the conditions defined in Article L. 331-2 who are appointed by:- regularly…

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

Article 212-19

Selective financial aid is awarded to authors to help write the screenplay for a feature film, taking into account the nature of the subject, the characteristics and quality of the work, as well as th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-19

The purchaser chooses the winner or winners of the competition on the basis of the jury's minutes and opinion and publishes a notice of the results of the competition under the conditions set out in a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-19

The Minister responsible for defence is authorised to take cognisance at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, on a confidential basis, of international applications for the protection o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-19

The mayor may grant, under his supervision and responsibility, by order, delegation of signature:1° To the director general of services and the deputy director general of town hall services;2° To the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-19

In order to supervise an investment service provider benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 532-18-1, the competent authorities of the home country to which it belongs may require its b…

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

Article 222-19

Long-length cinematographic works that meet the following conditions are eligible for direct allocations: 1° They have received investment approval or, if this has not been requested, production appro…

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

Article 231-19

The amount of aid is capped at :- 1.5 € per admission to arthouse screenings recorded during the reference period for categories A, B, C, D;- 2.5 € per admission to arthouse screenings or 1.5 € per ad…

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

Article 312-19

Selective financial aid is awarded for the co-writing of an elaborate version of audiovisual fiction projects in the form of series, intended for international co-production, when it is the work of se…

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