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Showing 31713180 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…s its on-demand audiovisual media service(s) directly to users, it applies a flat-rate deduction of 25% to the turnover resulting from the exploitation of the work concerned through this terminal. For…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-5

…allenge within fifteen days of the last notification referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1281-4, the proposed distribution becomes final. Once it has the sum to be distributed, the person i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

The sale provided for in Article L. 228-6-1 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-8

…f 1 January of the year following the year in which the sums entered in the account were calculated;2° In the case of automatic financial support for the distribution of feature films, within four yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4352-12

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-126-1

…he veterinarian registers the medicinal products referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 5141-126 using any recording system that allows immediate presentation at the request of the control a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…ment et du travail. It shall mention : 1° The name or corporate name and address of the applicant ; 2° As regards the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to certain procedural and eligibility conditions

Article 122-1

…this chapter apply to the aids mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-12

…arried out following a traffic accident that occurred under the conditions set out in Article L. 3354-1, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall send : 1° The first blood sample taken, toget…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-4

A single act of representation constitutes the process by which, for the purpose of representation to the public, a broadcasting organisation, from the national territory or the territory of another M…

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