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Showing 90419050 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HG

…oduction from the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée. Financing through these contracts may not exceed 50% of the total cost of the work.c. Cash payments made by distribution association c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

…f the collegiate procedure defined in article R. 4127-37-2.II - To this end, the advance directives may be filed and kept, if the person who drew them up so decides, in the area of their shared medica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…to R. 1110-14 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusal of care and abusive…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-10

In addition to the cases provided for by European Union regulations, the customs administration may, at the written request of the holder of a copyright or related right, accompanied by proof of his r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HP

…artisanal fishing companies or fishing outfitting companies as defined in II of Article 240 of Law no. 2005-157 of 23 February 2005 on the development of rural areas aged under fifty on the date of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-9

…to ratification by the special shareholders' meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-15.The draft terms of merger are submitted to the special meetings of holders of investment certific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…or's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15; f) Adopting the safeguard or reorganisation plan, with an indication of the name of the commissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-6

…to 72j of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; 2° The amounts of other commitments that may be used for internal bail-in; 3° For the own funds and commitments mentioned in 1° and 2° respec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

…ating the system as a whole in a report submitted to the Government and Parliament each year before 15 October. In order to carry out these tasks, the commission shall have access, at its request, to…

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