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Showing 46314640 of 58479 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-1-1987 n° 85-14.930

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-21

When lodged by the prefect or by the cinema ombudsman, the appeal to the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique provided for in article L. 212-10-3 is made in the ordinary administrative…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-22

When lodged by persons other than the Prefect or the Film Ombudsman, the appeal is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-23

For each appeal lodged, the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique informs the prefect that the appeal has been lodged.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation through the employment of disabled workers

Article L5212-7-2

When calculating the number of beneficiaries of the employment obligation referred to in Article L. 5212-13, the effort made by the company in favour of beneficiaries who are experiencing particular d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R*7123-9

The modelling agency licence is issued for an indefinite period by the Prefect of Paris. The Ile-de-France Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment examines…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-7

Masters of ceremonies, funeral advisors and the like and the directors or managers of authorised undertakings, régies or associations who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-5

Undertakings reinsuring commitments under an agreement on a uniform proportional basis apply articles R. 441-7 to R. 441-7-3, R. 441-12 and R. 441-21. For the purposes of these articles, the following…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

The competent public prosecutor shall immediately record the information to be included in the file by means of a secure electronic communication system. However, in the event of the file being consul…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

When the implementation of an authorised project does not require planning permission, the authorisation lapses for those halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-7

When the beneficiary of health insurance is an unemancipated minor or an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person, the rights provided for in this sub-sec…

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