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Showing 391400 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-27

…f the programming;3° The relevance of the communication strategy with regard to the target audience;4° The ability to finance and organise the operation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-27

…mation or intelligence about minors engaged or produced under the conditions set out in articles L. 7124-1 and L. 7124-4 by any means, other than that concerning their artistic creation, in breach of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R211-27

…at are normally based in the territory of a State, other than France, referred to in article L. 211-4.Nor do they apply to persons bringing into France vehicles from the European Community, the Holy S…

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

Article 612-27

…ilities;2° Expenses relating to editing works;3° Expenses relating to promoting and marketing works;4° Expenses relating to improving the offer and methods of access to works;5° Expenses relating to s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines resulting in the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-27

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Encaissement", the offender and the ticketing officers affix their signatures under the words: "He acknowledges having been i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-27

…ancial control mission at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representative; 4° The head of the department responsible for multimedia at the Ministry of Industry or his represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-275

…the roll of the Order or a dental surgery student who meets the conditions laid down in article L. 4141-4.The president of the departmental council must be informed immediately. Any replacement carri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…is article do not apply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-27

…date accompanying persons; 3° A technical and administrative area adapted to the unit's activities; 4° An accommodation area for doctors on medical duty, within or in the immediate vicinity of the int…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-employment medical examination

Article R4624-27

…session of the worker's last medical opinion for fitness; 3° No measure formulated under article L. 4624-3 or no opinion of unfitness issued in application of L. 4624-4 has been issued in the last two…

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