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Showing 51715180 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

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 913-7

…e amount of aid from the compensation fund is equal to the amount of the additional cost after application of an excess to be borne by the delegated production company.The excess corresponds to 15% of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article 706-132

…The assize court ruling on the appeal is then designated in accordance with articles 380-14 and 380-15. The accused and the civil party may appeal against the decision on the civil action. The appeal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-7

…eriod must be presented for the underwriter's visa within the time limits set out in article L. 511-15. The sight period runs from the date of the underwriter's signed visa on the Note. Refusal by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-7

…an on-trade public house who, without having obtained the authorisation provided for in article R. 4153-8, employs or provides training for minors, with the exception of the owner's spouse or parents…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-7

…of this sheet. Any other additional information mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 313-7, which is provided to the borrower by the creditor or credit intermediary, particularly where the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-7

Authorisation for oncological surgery of the otorhinolaryngeal and maxillofacial sphere with grades A and B may only be granted if the health care establishment has an organisation allowing access, on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

Where the convicted person is serving several sentences which are not concurrent and all of which carry a security period, these security periods are served cumulatively and continuously. In the case…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-7

…go back on the first conversion decision offered to the subscriber or member of a life insurance or capitalisation contract, under the conditions provided for in I of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

…tified an opposition by means of an entry at the registry within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, he is deemed to have given his agreement t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-7

…These authorisations are granted for a maximum of two weeks per four-year period following the publication of the list of trade union representatives on which the trade union representative is registe…

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