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Showing 101110 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-9

…han twenty years ago and that have not been released in cinemas in the ten years preceding the application.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-98

Selective financial aid is awarded prior to production for the production of feature-length cinematographic works.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-99

…for pre-production production support:1° They meet the general conditions laid down in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° They are original French-language works or, if at least two differ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-2

…in the hands of the law and whose retention is no longer necessary to establish the truth, either because the owner cannot be identified, or because the owner does not claim the item within one month…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 910-2

The decision ordering the parties to meet with a mediator pursuant to article 127-1 or who orders mediation pursuant to article 131-1 interrupts the time limits for concluding and cross-appealing ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-9

…red for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to assist victims of offences may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences falling within the scope of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-9

…of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, the appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8-2 shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of this Section and Sec…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-9

The security agent may, without having to show proof of a special mandate, take any action to defend the interests of the creditors of the secured obligation and make any declaration of claim.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial administration measures.

Article 964-2

A court of appeal that overturns an interim order refusing an investigative measure may entrust the review of the investigative measure it orders to the judge responsible for reviewing investigative m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 905-2

…nt, the appellant shall have a period of one month from receipt of the notice of the setting of the case for a short period in which to submit his submissions to the registry. The respondent shall hav…

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