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Showing 41214130 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
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-48

For the period between 30 June 2021 and 28 September 2021, the rates are set at :- 317.75% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 162.75% when the am…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-46

For the period between 19 May 2021 and 8 June 2021, the rates are set at :- 729.26% when the total revenue from feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 285.07% when the total revenue from fe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Review of balance sheets

Article 45

1. and 2. (Obsolete provisions). 3. The right to revise balance sheets is withdrawn in respect of price changes after 30 June 1959 (1).

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Telehealth in the workplace

Article R4624-41-4

The healthcare professional shall ensure that the videotaped visit or examination can be carried out under satisfactory sound and visual conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the exchanges.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 448

The designation by a person of one or more persons to perform the duties of curator or guardian in the event that he or she is placed under curatorship or guardianship is binding on the judge, unless…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410

…excused shall be tried by a judgement contradictoire to be served, unless the provisions of Article 411 are applied. If a lawyer appears to defend the accused, he must be heard if he so requests, even…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 484

An interim order is a provisional decision given at the request of one party, the other present or called, in cases where the law confers on a judge who is not seised of the main proceedings the power…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Defects

Article 487

Except in the cases provided for by articles 410,411,414,415,416 and 424, any person duly summoned who fails to appear on the day and at the time set by the summons shall be tried by default, as set o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 465

In the case referred to in Article 464, first paragraph, if it is a common law offence or a military offence provided for in Book III of the Code of Military Justice and if the sentence handed down is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-4

…t is addressed: 1° To the chairman of the union commission in the cases provided for in articles L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6 and in the sixth paragraph of article L. 2412-1 ; 2° To the mayor of the commune i…

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