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Showing 211220 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-31

When voting on the budget or an amending decision, the Assembly of Corsica may vote on programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure in the investment section and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-31

…ary of State for the Budget. Depending on the issues on the agenda, other members of the Government may be invited to attend. The committee meets at least once a year. Its secretariat is provided by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R444-31

The amount of subsidy paid per benefit may vary depending on the type of assistance, whether it is for setting up or maintaining a business.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4321-31

…authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-31

PPE-LS is classified into two categories, the obligations of which are defined below. 1° Category 1 PPE-LS is equipment of simple design, where the designer assumes that the user can judge for himself…

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

Article 212-31

To be eligible for screenplay rewriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° Where the rewrite concerns a first screenplay, provide evidence of artistic experience in the film or audiovisua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-31

…een carried out must be exchanged.The judge, in the presence of the parties or those duly summoned, may hear the expert or the author of the statement of facts to ask for any clarifications he deems n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-31

…f the polling station.The officers of the meeting shall rule provisionally on any difficulties that may arise in the course of the proceedings; their decisions shall state the reasons on which they ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising establishments performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-31

Embryo retrieval may only be carried out in the room used exclusively for in vitro fertilisation mentioned in article R. 2142-26.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-75

For a single audiovisual work, the amount of the sums invested may not exceed 40% of the amount of the preparation expenses and may not exceed €100,000. For audiovisual works belonging to the fiction…

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