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Showing 211220 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: The French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article R141-28

Under the terms of an agreement signed with the State, the French Paralympic and Sports Committee may receive financial and personnel support to carry out its missions.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-28

…tation with the First College of the Film Distribution Aid Commission.The amount of exceptional aid may not exceed €50,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-28

…ell into the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of article 51 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, when it wants to sell a business,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-28

…ion of article L. 4425-15, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section: -the proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset received…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Downstream

Article L131-28

The payment of a cheque may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by a guarantee. This guarantee is provided by a third party, other than the drawee, or even by a signatory to the cheque.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Referral to a panel of judges

Article R532-28

…ted by a claimant, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the designated president may rule on the request in his decision.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

…ng licence point(s). This section includes the following information: You are informed that: 1. You may exercise a right of access and rectification where information about you is subject to automated…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-28

…red by the classification are addressed to the representative of the State in the département. They may be followed by a compliance injunction as mentioned in article D. 133-27.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-28

I. - A UCITS with a formula is a UCITS which meets the following two conditions:1° It is managed passively and its management objective is to reach, at the end of a given period, an amount determined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-28

…idwife a profit of any kind on the sale of pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products that they may prescribe is prohibited.

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