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Showing 17011710 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-10

…pensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, together…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10

…he following are involved in drawing up the regional development plan: 1° The State representative; 2° The public establishments mentioned in article L. 143-16 of the town planning codeand the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…dditional category for effects on or via breastfeeding as defined in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008; 2° Benzene; 3° The follo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-10

…by medication carried out by a doctor or midwife under the agreement mentioned in 1° of article R. 2212-9 are carried out until the end of the seventh week of pregnancy. The doctor or midwife will mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-102

…he expertise requested, it takes into account in particular: 1° The scope of the expert assessment; 2° Its feasibility; 3° The relevance of the questions formulated in the specifications with regard t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…d, as the case may be. This commissioner is subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to carry out the duties set out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: Restorative justice

Article 10-1

On the occasion of any criminal proceedings and at all stages of the proceedings, including during the enforcement of the sentence, the victim and the perpetrator of an offence, provided that the fact…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-10

…without delay, is substituted for the administrative account for the implementation of Article L. 1424-35 and for the settlement of allocations under the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-10

…up of the clerks of the mixed commercial courts appearing on the list provided for in Article L. 732-3.Half of the members of the National Council are elected every two years for four years and may b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-10

…1° A delegation comprising pharmacists practising in Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin ;2° A delegation comprising pharmacists practising in French Guyana;3° A delegation comprising pharma…

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