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Showing 37813790 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

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

Article 223-7

…of release plans for arthouse cinematographic works actually distributed by the company in at least 175 cinematographic establishments during the year preceding the application, devoted to establishme…

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

Article 223-28

…of release plans for arthouse cinematographic works actually distributed by the company in at least 175 cinematographic establishments during the year preceding the application, devoted to establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

…accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register the securities of companies that they exclusively…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-26

…Article L. 626-6 is applicable. The preferential right provided for in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17 benefits the cash contributions of persons who have undertaken to make them for the implementatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43

I.-Any collective childcare establishment mentioned in 1° or 2° of II of article R. 2324-17 must ensure that the number of professionals mentioned in article R. 2324-42 working in the establishment wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…t Nile virus infection; 14. Invasive meningococcal infection; 15. Legionellosis; 16. Leptospirosis; 17. Listeriosis; 18. Orthopox viruses, including smallpox; 19. Native malaria; 20. Imported malaria…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary professional journalist identity card

Article R7111-14

…e proof that they have reached the age for entitlement to a retirement pension under article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code and that they have worked as a journalist for thirty years. Proof o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…le in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L. 132-15, L. 132-17-1-1, L. 132-17-3, L. 132-17-4-1, L. 132-17-8 and L. 132-17-9 are applicable in their wording resu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…21-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-15-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-18 Order no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…tion of those resulting from the application of articles L. 1142-3, L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-6, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L.…

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