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Showing 25512560 of 44539 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-11-2021 n° 20-20.219

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-11

The closure of the automatic cinema production account does not prevent payment, under the conditions provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-5

Financial allocations are made by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in order to contribute to: 1° The establishment and operation of guarantee or advance funds for the film industry a…

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

Article 212-11

Direct grants are awarded to help finance development costs other than writing, rewriting, rights acquisition and, for works in the animation genre, graphic design.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-11

Unless otherwise provided, the application shall be made by summons at the first useful hearing of the enforcement judge. The summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, a reproduction of the provision…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-11

Under penalty of inadmissibility, disputes relating to the seizure must be lodged within one month of notification of the seizure to the debtor. Under the same penalty, they shall be notified on the s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-11

All payments or proposed distributions shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of recovery costs, with a clear indication that any interested party may have them verified by the registry of the e…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-11

The provisions of articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-11

The time limits set out in articles R. 321-1, R. 321-6, R. 322-6, R. 322-10 and R. 322-31 , as well as the two- and three-month time limits set out in article R. 322-4, are prescribed, failing which t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-11

In the absence of a writ of execution, an application may be made for an injunction to deliver or return a specific item of movable property. The application is made to the enforcement judge in the pl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-11

A direct subcontractor of the contractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved by the purchaser shall be paid directly by the purchaser for the part of the contract for…

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