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Showing 32813290 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L314-28

…with the nature of the distance contract concluded or the financial service provided, the borrower may, immediately and at any time during the credit transaction, object by any means to the use of a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L314-29

Where the lender provides the borrower with information and documents via a secure personal space on the internet, the lender shall make the borrower aware of the existence and availability of such in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

I.-For the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 5126-1, with the exception of army hospitals and the Institution nationale des invalides, the applicati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

By derogation from Article 991 are exempt from the special tax: 1° Group insurance and collective operations underwritten by a company or group of companies for the benefit of their employees or by a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Right to remain in France

Article L573-2

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-16

…feature-length cinematographic work that meets the following conditions: 1° Be a French initiative; 2° Be the subject of an application for production approval between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

The amount of the sums entered in the automatic account for a cinematographic work may not exceed the difference between the production cost of the work plus 7% and external financing.The total amount…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-17

The sums entered in the automatic account of each delegated production company are calculated by applying a rate to the amount of the manufacturing cost of each eligible cinematographic work.The rate…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-79

Exceptional aid is granted in the form of a direct allocation to help offset the fixed costs incurred by operators of cinemas who :1° Are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20

The persons referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 shall send the Autorité des marchés financiers, at its request and for statistical purposes, periodic reports on the activities of their branch. The Auto…

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